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Let’s Kill Disney: A 3D Printing Patent Dispute and a Manifesto
Previously we looked at if we should kill Thingiverse. Thingiverse is a site that allows you to upload and remix files. It’s a key piece of infrastructure for a 3D…
European Parliament Report Examines Intellectual Property and Civil Liability Issues in 3D Printing
3D printing is, in many ways, like nothing anyone has ever seen before – and that includes the legal field. 3D printing has presented a whole new set of legal…
Treatstock Introduces Watermark 3D Software Solution for IP Protection of 3D Printable Files
In the 3D printing world, there are a few problems that continuously crop up, and they range from mere annoyances, like poor bed adhesion, to serious concerns like intellectual property…
How the 3D Design Community Can Better Protect Its Intellectual Property
3D printing has, in the scope of a just a few years, moved from a technology on the periphery—primarily used by large companies for industrial manufacturing—to the mainstream—a technology on…
Michael Weinberg Leads Us Through 3 Steps for Licensing 3D Printed Things
As more and more people become involved in 3D printing, more and more awesome stuff is being created. The question that naturally arises after any particularly amazing print, or after a…
Licensing with Open Source and Creative Commons: Not as Simple as it Seems
The culture of sharing is deeply embedded in the 3D printing community. This doesn’t mean that it is universal, but rather that it is more of a choice not to…
The New Federal Trade Secrets Act – Another Way to Protect Additive Manufacturing
For the first time ever, Congress has passed a law that makes the misappropriation of trade secrets subject to a federal civil claim. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed…
3D Printed Pugtato the Result of a Successful Collaboration
Some things just go better together. Where would gin be without tonic? Cookies without milk? Fred without Ginger? Bonnie without Clyde? Pugs without, er, potatoes? As historic pairings go, the…
