{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Webinar Recap - mHealth Intellectual Property","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eF24jCcmXL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/webinar-recap-mhealth-intellectual-property\/\">Webinar Recap &#8211; mHealth Intellectual Property<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/webinar-recap-mhealth-intellectual-property\/embed\/#?secret=eF24jCcmXL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Webinar Recap &#8211; mHealth Intellectual Property&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"eF24jCcmXL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Our Tuesday @ 2pm webinar guest last week was Chris Mitchell, Esq. at Dickinson Wright and expert in Intellectual Property Law. Chris gave a great high-level overview of the various protections available including patents, trademarks, and copyright. The following are some takeaways. For the full recorded webinar, click mHealth Intellectual Property 101. Copyright protects outright duplication, but patents offer broader protection Patents can be the most costly to obtain, but most thorough form of IP protection. For while copyright can protect against someone copying the way an idea or concept is expressed, patent can protect an inventive concept in multiple forms of expression. So, if company B copies company A\u2019s mobile app code, then copyright protection would apply. But if company B just creates an app that does the same thing as company A\u2019s app using code they developed themselves, then copyright does not apply. But if the app were patented, then company B could be infringing the patent even if their code was different, and even if they had no idea they were trespassing on company A\u2019s patent rights. Timing is everything The timing of filing for a patent is critical. In the US, you may have up to..."}