MDsave, Inc. a pioneer in the bundling of healthcare services, transparent pricing, and direct to consumer healthcare; yesterday filed a lawsuit against Sesame, Inc., Green Imaging, LLC, and Tripment, Inc (defendants).

The complaint alleges patent and trademark infringement, violation of the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act, a penal statute, and a host of other business torts. The complaint alleges that defendants are illegally attempting to usurp MDsave’s business by falsely representing to patients that defendants have contractual relationships and negotiated pricing with the providers listed on defendants’ websites when, in many or most instances, they do not.

Instead of taking the time to form relationships with leading health care providers, as MDsave has successfully done, defendants allegedly “scraped” MDsave’s website to fraudulently claim they have a significant network of trusted and vetted healthcare providers. To this end, the complaint alleges that defendants, working together, wholesale copied the procedures, pricing and providers listed on the MDsave website and used that information to populate their own websites.

MDsave has strategically built their patent portfolio, staking and holding their claim and patents in this industry since 2013, making MDsave the preeminent leader in transparent pricing, direct to consumer healthcare, and the bundling of healthcare services patents. Protecting their intellectual property portfolio is critical to ensuring a level playing field for all market players to ensure affordable healthcare pricing nationwide. MDsave maintains a high level of quality and integrity for their patients and providers and expects the same from organizations in the marketplace.

In addition to unfair business claims, MDsave also alleges widespread intellectual property infringement. MDsave’s patent portfolio currently includes a combination of over 25 patents and patents pending. These include software and methods patents focused on:

Bundled healthcare services, payments, and reimbursements
Construction of healthcare bundles
Healthcare virtual payment systems
Transparency pricing methods
Pharmaceutical bundling
The lawsuit alleges infringement of patents and trademarks related to MDsave’s platform and its related innovations. These tools are all made possible through proprietary bundling technology that enables upfront, patient friendly pricing, making medical procedures shoppable and instantly transactable for patients, employers, providers, and hospitals everywhere.

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