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Walgreens and MyMedicalRecords Reach Settlement Agreement
Marketwire - Thu Mar 06, 7:15AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), and Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) ("Walgreens") announced today that they have entered into a Settlement and Licensing Agreement (the "Agreement") to resolve two patent infringement lawsuits brought by MMR. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Walgreens purchased a Non-Exclusive License to the MMR family of patents. The settlement arises from litigation involving MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 and U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883. MMR's patent portfolio also includes U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883; 8,626,532 and 8,645,161 as well as numerous pending applications. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Walgreens has also agreed to sell MMR's MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record (the "MMR-PHR") on drugstore.com. The remaining terms of the Agreement are confidential.
Valmet has published its Annual Report and Corporate Governance Statement for 2013
Thomson Reuters ONE - Tue Mar 04, 6:01AM CST
Valmet Corporation's stock exchange release on March 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EET
MMRGlobal to Launch Innovative Scanning Solution at HIMSS 2014
Marketwire - Tue Feb 18, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that it will launch MMRProPlus at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition starting next week on February 23rd in Orlando, Florida, Booth #875 (www.HIMSSConference.org). MMRProPlus is an integrated, end-to-end document scanning and imaging solution that works with any scanner. MMRProPlus also brings the power of the original MMRPro system to any healthcare professional including small group medical practices, urgent care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers and hospitals. The MMRProPlus system has been designed to work with virtually any Windows-based or Mac OS system at one-third the cost of the original MMRPro network scanning solution. MMRProPlus is the most cost-effective way for healthcare professionals to scan and digitize medical records while also providing patients timely online access to their personal health information through MMRPatientView or MyMedicalRecords.
Five Suspected Cultists Nabbed in Imo
by Johnkennedy Uzoma - All Africa Global Media - Wed Feb 05, 2:03AM CST
Five students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) suspected to be members of the Black Axe confraternity have been arrested by the anti-cult squad of the Imo State Police Command, Owerri.
MyMedicalRecords Prevails in Superior Court Hearing to Proceed in $30 Million Patent Licensing Case
Marketwire - Mon Feb 03, 1:41PM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that the California Superior Court ruled in favor of MMR and denied a demur brought by Surgery Center Management, LLC ("SCM") this morning. The Court further ordered SCM to answer MMR's complaint within ten days. Accordingly, MMR will continue to pursue its claim for breach of contract against SCM, seeking at least $30 million in damages. The win follows a July 1, 2013 order dismissing an appeal filed by SCM in the Second Appellate District, Division Eight. That Court dismissed the appeal without oral argument by the parties, giving MMR a green light to move forward with the case in the trial court. The Court of Appeal ruled on written briefs alone which MMR believes vindicates its position that there never was a valid basis for the appeal and it was nothing more than a stalling tactic by SCM.
Best's Rating Notification - Encompass Indemnity Company
Rating Division - AMBest - Fri Jan 31, 2:13PM CST
A.M. Best Company has made the following rating update:
MMRGlobal Receives Cancer-Fighting Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies Patent in Korea
Marketwire - Fri Jan 31, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that the Company has received confirmation of its first issued patent application for its cancer fighting anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies in South Korea. This is the fourth country to issue this patent as a result of the Expedited Patent Allowance Program which follows the issuance of U.S. patents to MMR for its anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies. The South Korean patent will be issued under the title "Antibodies and Methods For Making and Using Them." The Company also reported that an additional divisional South Korean patent application No. 10-2013-7022383 was filed on August 23, 2013 which case remains pending. The issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,465,741 on June 18, 2013 provided the Company with the mechanism to request expedited examination of the equivalent patent claims in numerous international markets. The filings are part of MMRGlobal's plan to expand the scope of its biotech assets and other intellectual property, in particular, the Company's issued U.S. Patent No. 8,465,741 directed at its anti-CD20 antibody assets, which has also been granted in Mexico and Australia. MMR also holds additional patents pertaining to its B-cell idiotype vaccine worldwide.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on MMR Patent Litigation
Marketwire - Thu Jan 23, 7:35AM CST
MyMedicalRecords Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that based on court filings dated January 21st 2014, MMR and Walgreen Co. are engaged in continuing settlement discussions pertaining to a "potential settlement or early resolution" to MMR's patent infringement complaints pertaining to MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 and U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883 (the "883 Patent").
MyMedicalRecords Awarded 10th U.S. Health IT Patent Connecting Patients to Physicians Using Wireless Devices
Marketwire - Tue Jan 21, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that MMR is being awarded its 10th U.S. patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patent No. 8,645,161 entitled "Method and System for Providing Online Records." MMRGlobal is a practicing entity and a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for health care professionals. This 10th and latest patent includes 30 claims directed toward utilizing phones, wireless and other web-enabled devices to allow for storing Personal Health Records in the form of voice mail, faxes, email, HL7 and other media pertaining to the receiving or sending of communications with health care providers, pharmacies and other health care professionals. Subject matter claimed also includes providing a user interface that collects and displays prescriptions while helping submit them to pharmacies. Additional claims allow users to annotate health records, and set up appointment reminders with providers as well as medication reminders through a built-in calendaring function, as well as the collection and display of health insurance information. The 10th patent adds to MMR's growing U.S. health IT patent portfolio which also includes 18 pending U.S. applications in addition to issued U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883 and 8,626,532. The MMR patent portfolio also includes numerous issued patents and pending applications in other countries or regional authorities of commercial interest including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
United Corporations Limited Announces Reallocation of Assets
Marketwire Canada - Tue Jan 14, 3:00PM CST
The Board of Directors of United Corporations Limited (TSX:UNC)(TSX:UNC.PR.A)(TSX:UNC.PR.B)(TSX:UNC.PR.C) ("United") announces that effective January 13, 2014 it has allocated its assets evenly between United's two external investment managers, Jarislowsky Fraser Limited ("JFL") and ValueInvest Asset Management S.A. ("ValueInvest") in order to diversify manager risk. Both JFL and ValueInvest have global equities mandates. As a consequence of this decision, approximately $300 million (fair value as at January 8, 2014) of assets managed by JFL will now be managed by ValueInvest.
Senate Review of Innovation Act Favors Practicing Entities Like MMRGlobal
Marketwire - Mon Dec 23, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, applauds lawmakers of the Senate Judiciary Committee for efforts to protect the American inventor. MMR called attention today to a December 17th article published in Law360 about the debate on how to protect the American inventor's right to patent without overburdening their ability to enforce their patents because of alleged abusers of the patent system. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and Senators Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), all voiced concerns about H.R. 3309, known as the Innovation Act, and the adverse impact that it could have on inventors who are practicing entities, small businesses and American entrepreneurs.
LPL Financial Names Bill Chetney President of LPL Retirement Partners
GlobeNewswire - Thu Dec 19, 11:53AM CST
via PRWEB - LPL Financial LLC, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer, an RIA custodian, and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA), today announced that Bill Chetney will become President of LPL Retirement Partners, effective January 1, 2014.
MMRGlobal Receives 9th HIT Patent for Secure Web-Based Wireless Access to Protected Health Information Files
Marketwire - Thu Dec 19, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that MMR has received an Issue Notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. Patent No. 8,626,532 entitled "Method for Providing a User with a Web-based Service for Accessing and Collecting Health Records." The patent is MMR's ninth U.S. patent and enables users to access and collect their medical records in a secure and private manner using wireless devices such as smartphones, tablets or telemedicine platforms, amongst other systems, allowing users to communicate with healthcare providers, manage prescriptions and perform other functions privately, and securely access and share their protected health information wherever and whenever they need to. The patent also features enhanced security, allowing patients to protect their most sensitive and personal information in segregated password protected files.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on Patent Litigation, Court Orders All Five Defendants to Coordination Conference on January 13
Marketwire - Mon Dec 16, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that it filed a second complaint for patent infringement against Walgreen Co. on December 13, 2013 in the United States District Court Central District of California, Case No. 2:13-cv-9214 relating to MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883 (the "883 Patent"). Walgreens had previously stipulated to amend MMR's existing January 29, 2013 complaint in which MMR alleged infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 (the "466 Patent"), Case No. 2:13-cv-13-00631. At the time the original complaint was filed, the United States Patent and Trademark Office had not yet issued the '883 Patent. On Monday, December 9th, the Court issued an order consolidating Markman hearings in all pending MMR cases including Walgreen Co., Quest Diagnostics, Jardogs, LLC consolidated with Allscripts, and WebMD Health Corp. As part of the order, the Court ordered all parties to appear on January 13, 2014 to discuss a consolidated Markman hearing schedule pertaining to both the '466 Patent and the '883 Patent.
MyMedicalRecords Celebrates With Its 10th U.S. Health IT Patent
Marketwire - Thu Dec 05, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance ("NOA") from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Patent Application Serial No. 13/736,339, entitled "Method and System for Providing Online Records." MMRGlobal is a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals. The resulting patent will include 30 claims directed toward methods for accessing and collecting health records by providing a user interface that further includes a number of additional features which collect and display prescriptions, help submit prescriptions to pharmacies, collect and display health insurance information, send outgoing faxes, allow users to annotate health records, and set up appointment reminders for visits with providers as well as recurring medication reminders through a calendaring function. The tenth patent will add to MMR's growing U.S. health IT patent portfolio which also includes 18 other pending U.S. applications in addition to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883 and one other allowed application. The MMR patent portfolio also includes numerous issued patents and pending applications in other countries or regional authorities of commercial interest including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on Walgreens Litigation
Marketwire - Mon Dec 02, 7:15AM CST
MyMedicalRecords, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that Walgreen Co. filed a Joint Stipulation requesting additional time to respond to a motion brought by MyMedicalRecords. The November 26, 2013 filing states, amongst other things, that during the week of November 11, 2013 and prior to filing MMR's motion, the parties engaged in various telephone conversations regarding a resolution to MMR's patent infringement case against Walgreen Co. filed in the United States District Court, Central District Case No.: CV13-00631-ODW (SHx). Ultimately the parties agreed to an in-person meeting at Walgreen Co. in Deerfield, IL on Tuesday, November 19, which meeting did occur.
MMRGlobal CEO Robert H. Lorsch Clear Channel Interview on "The Traders Network" Hosted by Michael Yorba Recap
Marketwire - Fri Nov 15, 8:32AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) CEO Robert H. Lorsch was interviewed November 14th on Clear Channel's business talk radio show The Traders Network hosted by Michael Yorba. The show, which aired on Dallas-Ft. Worth DFW 1190AM radio station, focused on MMRGlobal's patented MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record (PHR) products and services and the Company's intellectual property that has put it at the intersection of the government's healthcare IT mandates by providing patients with online access to their health information through a Personal Health Record. MMRGlobal is a leading provider of Personal Health Records, MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and MMRPro electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals.
Robert H. Lorsch, MMRGlobal CEO, to Be Interviewed on Clear Channel DFW 1109AM
Marketwire - Wed Nov 13, 7:27AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that CEO Robert H. Lorsch will be interviewed live by Michal Yorba on Clear Channel Business Talk Radio's Traders Financial Network, Thursday, November 14th, 2013, at 2:00pm CST / 12:00pm PST. Lorsch will discuss how the launch of Obamacare and consumer awareness of online Personal Health Records could impact the value of health information technology companies like MMR.
MMRGlobal Announces Patent Settlement & Licensing Plans Driven by HITECH Requirements for Personal Health Records, Files Additional Cancer Fighting Patent
Marketwire - Tue Nov 12, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that as a result of recent awareness from the launch of Obamacare and patient engagement requirements mandated by Meaningful Use Stage 2 under the HITECH Act, the Company's primary business will now focus on licensing its patented Personal Health Record products and services and other intellectual property in addition to selling those services as a practicing entity. MMR's patented MyMedicalRecords PHR can help strategic partners and providers meet requirements to use health IT products and services under the HITECH Act. A core requirement of Meaningful Use Stage 2 is that eligible healthcare professionals provide at least 50% of patients the ability to view, download and transmit their health information online within four business days of the information being available, such as through a patient portal or Personal Health Record, in order to qualify for stimulus incentive payments. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), currently has eight issued U.S. health IT patents pertaining to Personal Health Records including U.S. Patent Nos. 8,301,466; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,121,855; 8,117,646; 8,117,045; 8,321,240; and 8,498,883, as well as additional applications and continuation applications involving inventions pertaining to Personal Health Records, Patient Portals and other Electronic Health Record systems. In addition to the United States, MMR currently has patents issued, pending and/or applied for in 11 other countries or regional authorities including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
MyMedicalRecords Offers Free Online Personal Health Record While Waiting for Local Health Insurance Exchanges
Marketwire - Thu Nov 07, 1:53AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that it will offer consumers who are losing their current health insurance and/or in-network physicians as a result of changes in coverage a free MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record account while waiting to sign up at HealthCare.gov or other health insurance exchange programs. MyMedicalRecords (www.mmrvideos.com) gives consumers the opportunity to collect, store, manage and access copies of their entire family's medical records securely online to help ensure a smoother transition to a new insurer or when changing physicians. Consumers and patients can go to www.mymedicalrecords.com and sign up with promotion code "Healthcare" to immediately start using their account for free. The MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record allows personal medical information for up to 10 family members from all of their providers to be available from one safe and secure location which they can access at any time from anywhere using an Internet-connected device.
Walgreens and MyMedicalRecords Reach Settlement Agreement
Marketwire - Thu Mar 06, 7:15AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), and Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) ("Walgreens") announced today that they have entered into a Settlement and Licensing Agreement (the "Agreement") to resolve two patent infringement lawsuits brought by MMR. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Walgreens purchased a Non-Exclusive License to the MMR family of patents. The settlement arises from litigation involving MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 and U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883. MMR's patent portfolio also includes U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883; 8,626,532 and 8,645,161 as well as numerous pending applications. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Walgreens has also agreed to sell MMR's MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record (the "MMR-PHR") on drugstore.com. The remaining terms of the Agreement are confidential.
Valmet has published its Annual Report and Corporate Governance Statement for 2013
Thomson Reuters ONE - Tue Mar 04, 6:01AM CST
Valmet Corporation's stock exchange release on March 4, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EET
MMRGlobal to Launch Innovative Scanning Solution at HIMSS 2014
Marketwire - Tue Feb 18, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that it will launch MMRProPlus at the HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition starting next week on February 23rd in Orlando, Florida, Booth #875 (www.HIMSSConference.org). MMRProPlus is an integrated, end-to-end document scanning and imaging solution that works with any scanner. MMRProPlus also brings the power of the original MMRPro system to any healthcare professional including small group medical practices, urgent care facilities, ambulatory surgical centers and hospitals. The MMRProPlus system has been designed to work with virtually any Windows-based or Mac OS system at one-third the cost of the original MMRPro network scanning solution. MMRProPlus is the most cost-effective way for healthcare professionals to scan and digitize medical records while also providing patients timely online access to their personal health information through MMRPatientView or MyMedicalRecords.
Five Suspected Cultists Nabbed in Imo
by Johnkennedy Uzoma - All Africa Global Media - Wed Feb 05, 2:03AM CST
Five students of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) suspected to be members of the Black Axe confraternity have been arrested by the anti-cult squad of the Imo State Police Command, Owerri.
MyMedicalRecords Prevails in Superior Court Hearing to Proceed in $30 Million Patent Licensing Case
Marketwire - Mon Feb 03, 1:41PM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that the California Superior Court ruled in favor of MMR and denied a demur brought by Surgery Center Management, LLC ("SCM") this morning. The Court further ordered SCM to answer MMR's complaint within ten days. Accordingly, MMR will continue to pursue its claim for breach of contract against SCM, seeking at least $30 million in damages. The win follows a July 1, 2013 order dismissing an appeal filed by SCM in the Second Appellate District, Division Eight. That Court dismissed the appeal without oral argument by the parties, giving MMR a green light to move forward with the case in the trial court. The Court of Appeal ruled on written briefs alone which MMR believes vindicates its position that there never was a valid basis for the appeal and it was nothing more than a stalling tactic by SCM.
Best's Rating Notification - Encompass Indemnity Company
Rating Division - AMBest - Fri Jan 31, 2:13PM CST
A.M. Best Company has made the following rating update:
MMRGlobal Receives Cancer-Fighting Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies Patent in Korea
Marketwire - Fri Jan 31, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that the Company has received confirmation of its first issued patent application for its cancer fighting anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies in South Korea. This is the fourth country to issue this patent as a result of the Expedited Patent Allowance Program which follows the issuance of U.S. patents to MMR for its anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies. The South Korean patent will be issued under the title "Antibodies and Methods For Making and Using Them." The Company also reported that an additional divisional South Korean patent application No. 10-2013-7022383 was filed on August 23, 2013 which case remains pending. The issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,465,741 on June 18, 2013 provided the Company with the mechanism to request expedited examination of the equivalent patent claims in numerous international markets. The filings are part of MMRGlobal's plan to expand the scope of its biotech assets and other intellectual property, in particular, the Company's issued U.S. Patent No. 8,465,741 directed at its anti-CD20 antibody assets, which has also been granted in Mexico and Australia. MMR also holds additional patents pertaining to its B-cell idiotype vaccine worldwide.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on MMR Patent Litigation
Marketwire - Thu Jan 23, 7:35AM CST
MyMedicalRecords Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that based on court filings dated January 21st 2014, MMR and Walgreen Co. are engaged in continuing settlement discussions pertaining to a "potential settlement or early resolution" to MMR's patent infringement complaints pertaining to MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 and U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883 (the "883 Patent").
MyMedicalRecords Awarded 10th U.S. Health IT Patent Connecting Patients to Physicians Using Wireless Devices
Marketwire - Tue Jan 21, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that MMR is being awarded its 10th U.S. patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patent No. 8,645,161 entitled "Method and System for Providing Online Records." MMRGlobal is a practicing entity and a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for health care professionals. This 10th and latest patent includes 30 claims directed toward utilizing phones, wireless and other web-enabled devices to allow for storing Personal Health Records in the form of voice mail, faxes, email, HL7 and other media pertaining to the receiving or sending of communications with health care providers, pharmacies and other health care professionals. Subject matter claimed also includes providing a user interface that collects and displays prescriptions while helping submit them to pharmacies. Additional claims allow users to annotate health records, and set up appointment reminders with providers as well as medication reminders through a built-in calendaring function, as well as the collection and display of health insurance information. The 10th patent adds to MMR's growing U.S. health IT patent portfolio which also includes 18 pending U.S. applications in addition to issued U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883 and 8,626,532. The MMR patent portfolio also includes numerous issued patents and pending applications in other countries or regional authorities of commercial interest including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
United Corporations Limited Announces Reallocation of Assets
Marketwire Canada - Tue Jan 14, 3:00PM CST
The Board of Directors of United Corporations Limited (TSX:UNC)(TSX:UNC.PR.A)(TSX:UNC.PR.B)(TSX:UNC.PR.C) ("United") announces that effective January 13, 2014 it has allocated its assets evenly between United's two external investment managers, Jarislowsky Fraser Limited ("JFL") and ValueInvest Asset Management S.A. ("ValueInvest") in order to diversify manager risk. Both JFL and ValueInvest have global equities mandates. As a consequence of this decision, approximately $300 million (fair value as at January 8, 2014) of assets managed by JFL will now be managed by ValueInvest.
Senate Review of Innovation Act Favors Practicing Entities Like MMRGlobal
Marketwire - Mon Dec 23, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, applauds lawmakers of the Senate Judiciary Committee for efforts to protect the American inventor. MMR called attention today to a December 17th article published in Law360 about the debate on how to protect the American inventor's right to patent without overburdening their ability to enforce their patents because of alleged abusers of the patent system. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, and Senators Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Richard Durbin (D-Illinois), Dianne Feinstein (D-California), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), all voiced concerns about H.R. 3309, known as the Innovation Act, and the adverse impact that it could have on inventors who are practicing entities, small businesses and American entrepreneurs.
LPL Financial Names Bill Chetney President of LPL Retirement Partners
GlobeNewswire - Thu Dec 19, 11:53AM CST
via PRWEB - LPL Financial LLC, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer, an RIA custodian, and a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA), today announced that Bill Chetney will become President of LPL Retirement Partners, effective January 1, 2014.
MMRGlobal Receives 9th HIT Patent for Secure Web-Based Wireless Access to Protected Health Information Files
Marketwire - Thu Dec 19, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that MMR has received an Issue Notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. Patent No. 8,626,532 entitled "Method for Providing a User with a Web-based Service for Accessing and Collecting Health Records." The patent is MMR's ninth U.S. patent and enables users to access and collect their medical records in a secure and private manner using wireless devices such as smartphones, tablets or telemedicine platforms, amongst other systems, allowing users to communicate with healthcare providers, manage prescriptions and perform other functions privately, and securely access and share their protected health information wherever and whenever they need to. The patent also features enhanced security, allowing patients to protect their most sensitive and personal information in segregated password protected files.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on Patent Litigation, Court Orders All Five Defendants to Coordination Conference on January 13
Marketwire - Mon Dec 16, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that it filed a second complaint for patent infringement against Walgreen Co. on December 13, 2013 in the United States District Court Central District of California, Case No. 2:13-cv-9214 relating to MMR's U.S. Patent No. 8,498,883 (the "883 Patent"). Walgreens had previously stipulated to amend MMR's existing January 29, 2013 complaint in which MMR alleged infringement of its U.S. Patent No. 8,301,466 (the "466 Patent"), Case No. 2:13-cv-13-00631. At the time the original complaint was filed, the United States Patent and Trademark Office had not yet issued the '883 Patent. On Monday, December 9th, the Court issued an order consolidating Markman hearings in all pending MMR cases including Walgreen Co., Quest Diagnostics, Jardogs, LLC consolidated with Allscripts, and WebMD Health Corp. As part of the order, the Court ordered all parties to appear on January 13, 2014 to discuss a consolidated Markman hearing schedule pertaining to both the '466 Patent and the '883 Patent.
MyMedicalRecords Celebrates With Its 10th U.S. Health IT Patent
Marketwire - Thu Dec 05, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), through its wholly owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance ("NOA") from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Patent Application Serial No. 13/736,339, entitled "Method and System for Providing Online Records." MMRGlobal is a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and MMRPro document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals. The resulting patent will include 30 claims directed toward methods for accessing and collecting health records by providing a user interface that further includes a number of additional features which collect and display prescriptions, help submit prescriptions to pharmacies, collect and display health insurance information, send outgoing faxes, allow users to annotate health records, and set up appointment reminders for visits with providers as well as recurring medication reminders through a calendaring function. The tenth patent will add to MMR's growing U.S. health IT patent portfolio which also includes 18 other pending U.S. applications in addition to U.S. Patent Nos. 8,121,855; 8,117,045; 8,117,646; 8,301,466; 8,321,240; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,498,883 and one other allowed application. The MMR patent portfolio also includes numerous issued patents and pending applications in other countries or regional authorities of commercial interest including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
MMRGlobal Shareholder Update on Walgreens Litigation
Marketwire - Mon Dec 02, 7:15AM CST
MyMedicalRecords, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) (collectively, "MMR"), today announced that Walgreen Co. filed a Joint Stipulation requesting additional time to respond to a motion brought by MyMedicalRecords. The November 26, 2013 filing states, amongst other things, that during the week of November 11, 2013 and prior to filing MMR's motion, the parties engaged in various telephone conversations regarding a resolution to MMR's patent infringement case against Walgreen Co. filed in the United States District Court, Central District Case No.: CV13-00631-ODW (SHx). Ultimately the parties agreed to an in-person meeting at Walgreen Co. in Deerfield, IL on Tuesday, November 19, which meeting did occur.
MMRGlobal CEO Robert H. Lorsch Clear Channel Interview on "The Traders Network" Hosted by Michael Yorba Recap
Marketwire - Fri Nov 15, 8:32AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) CEO Robert H. Lorsch was interviewed November 14th on Clear Channel's business talk radio show The Traders Network hosted by Michael Yorba. The show, which aired on Dallas-Ft. Worth DFW 1190AM radio station, focused on MMRGlobal's patented MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record (PHR) products and services and the Company's intellectual property that has put it at the intersection of the government's healthcare IT mandates by providing patients with online access to their health information through a Personal Health Record. MMRGlobal is a leading provider of Personal Health Records, MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and MMRPro electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals.
Robert H. Lorsch, MMRGlobal CEO, to Be Interviewed on Clear Channel DFW 1109AM
Marketwire - Wed Nov 13, 7:27AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that CEO Robert H. Lorsch will be interviewed live by Michal Yorba on Clear Channel Business Talk Radio's Traders Financial Network, Thursday, November 14th, 2013, at 2:00pm CST / 12:00pm PST. Lorsch will discuss how the launch of Obamacare and consumer awareness of online Personal Health Records could impact the value of health information technology companies like MMR.
MMRGlobal Announces Patent Settlement & Licensing Plans Driven by HITECH Requirements for Personal Health Records, Files Additional Cancer Fighting Patent
Marketwire - Tue Nov 12, 7:35AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF), a leading provider of Personal Health Records (PHRs), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that as a result of recent awareness from the launch of Obamacare and patient engagement requirements mandated by Meaningful Use Stage 2 under the HITECH Act, the Company's primary business will now focus on licensing its patented Personal Health Record products and services and other intellectual property in addition to selling those services as a practicing entity. MMR's patented MyMedicalRecords PHR can help strategic partners and providers meet requirements to use health IT products and services under the HITECH Act. A core requirement of Meaningful Use Stage 2 is that eligible healthcare professionals provide at least 50% of patients the ability to view, download and transmit their health information online within four business days of the information being available, such as through a patient portal or Personal Health Record, in order to qualify for stimulus incentive payments. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), currently has eight issued U.S. health IT patents pertaining to Personal Health Records including U.S. Patent Nos. 8,301,466; 8,352,287; 8,352,288; 8,121,855; 8,117,646; 8,117,045; 8,321,240; and 8,498,883, as well as additional applications and continuation applications involving inventions pertaining to Personal Health Records, Patient Portals and other Electronic Health Record systems. In addition to the United States, MMR currently has patents issued, pending and/or applied for in 11 other countries or regional authorities including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Israel and Europe.
MyMedicalRecords Offers Free Online Personal Health Record While Waiting for Local Health Insurance Exchanges
Marketwire - Thu Nov 07, 1:53AM CST
MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCQB: MMRF) ("MMR"), a leading provider of Personal Health Records ("PHRs"), MyEsafeDepositBox storage solutions and electronic document management and imaging systems for healthcare professionals, today announced that it will offer consumers who are losing their current health insurance and/or in-network physicians as a result of changes in coverage a free MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record account while waiting to sign up at HealthCare.gov or other health insurance exchange programs. MyMedicalRecords (www.mmrvideos.com) gives consumers the opportunity to collect, store, manage and access copies of their entire family's medical records securely online to help ensure a smoother transition to a new insurer or when changing physicians. Consumers and patients can go to www.mymedicalrecords.com and sign up with promotion code "Healthcare" to immediately start using their account for free. The MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record allows personal medical information for up to 10 family members from all of their providers to be available from one safe and secure location which they can access at any time from anywhere using an Internet-connected device.
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