New cases that have gone up to the Supreme Court are going to have an impact on the 3D printing industry, and patent attorney Chris Higgins takes us through what everyone needs to know about protecting 3D printer files. He identifies common misconceptions about 3D print intellectual property from patents, to business models, to design files and trade secrets. Find where innovation can happen in the patent world and how to protect trade secrets and prevent patent litigation issues through our … [Read more...]
Controlling 3D Print IP
It's still debatable that 3D printing is rocking the world but when it comes to 3D print IP it is definitely shaking things up a bit. Author John Hornick shares examples of how the two sides of the 3D print industry is disrupting the status quo. The 3D print IP world is still the wild west in terms of control and we take a look into the serious need for file and 3D printing safety and creation of 3D print product standards. We have an interesting interview today with IP lawyer and author of … [Read more...]
3D Print Trademark and Copyright Advocacy with Michael Weinberg of Shapeways
Today, we’ve got a great interview regarding 3D print trademark and copyright advocacy with Michael Weinberg of Shapeways. Michael is the IP and General Council of Shapeways. He also came from a public consumer advocacy group called Public Knowledge, and they are really focused on making sure that the digital copyright laws and all of those things got shifted. He's also got a lot to do with 3D Printing in terms of 3D print trademark and copyright especially. Listen to the podcast here: 3D … [Read more...]