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Walgreens and MyMedicalRecords Reach Settlement Agreement Related to Patent Infringements

This is one of several patent infringements suits filed by MMRGlobal and if you read here often enough I have covered several of them to include Allscripts for one. This is an interesting settlement as part of the agreement also states that the subsidiary of Walgreens, Drugstore.com will also be selling the PHR from MMRGlobal, MyMedicalRecords.com on their website. Here’s the original post from my archives with additional details regarding the patents that were in question.

MMRglobal (MyMedicalRecords.Com) Files Complaint In California Against Walgreen For Technology Patent Violations

Just a few days ago I also had a post with Walgreens filing patent infringements against CVS and Rite-Aid.

Walgreens Suing CVS, Rite Aid, Wants License and IP Damage Reimbursement, Patent Violations, Software Used For Refilling Prescriptions Via Mobile Phone Scanners…Not Getting Enough Data to Sell?

There have been a couple other patent infringement cases settled such as Interbit but this appears to be the largest so far. A couple years ago I spoke with Bob Lorsch about the patent violations before many of the larger cases had been filed. Their original PHR patents filed go back a number of years and there are some additional pending applications that I assume relate to the original technologies that were covered.

MMRglobal Patent Portfolio, Bob Lorsch, CEO Answers Questions Relative to Patented Technologies

The dollar amount of the settlement was not stated as far as what Walgreens paid for the license purchased. Below is the press release from today. Read more... BD

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