Katz, Kaiser Strike Voice-Tech Patent Deal

By Ron Zapata

Law360, New York (March 28, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- Health care organization Kaiser Permanente has settled an infringement suit filed by billionaire inventor Ronald A. Katz over patents for interactive voice applications.

Kaiser, whose affiliates include the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and The Permanente Medical Group Inc., entered into a licensing agreement for patents covering the health care provider's automated systems for medical information, according to the deal announced by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing on Friday.

Other terms of the deal, including how much Kaiser paid, were not disclosed. The...
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