On February 3, 2004, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Patent No. 6,685,482, titled Method and System for Creating and Evaluating Quizzes, to ZigZag, Inc. for educational software and methods for the generation of quizzes from structured learning materials. This technology is at the core of ZigZag, Inc.'s newSLATE online educational tool, available at http://www.newslate.com/. The patent protects ZigZag, Inc.'s multi-year investment in developing and building the newSLATE system, and ensures that newSLATE customers will continue to benefit from this unique technology.