No matter what industry you are in, if you want to own your space and make a name for yourself, then getting patents for your products is the natural way to go. In the 3D printing industry, there are a growing number of companies filing patents as quickly as they can in areas like color and video games. Tom Hazzard and Tracy Hazzard talk about some of those companies and see how their patents play out. They go deeper into the color systems they offer and printing video game characters, … [Read more...]
Expiring 3D Print Patents
A new round of upcoming expiring 3D print patents is on the forefront. We are excited about what this means for the advancement of desktop 3D printing in terms of metal and laser sintering processes. Also breaking down what types of royalties to expect as inventors of any type of patent. Listen to the podcast here: Expiring 3D Print Patents I am an intellectual property guy and I do love patents, and these upcoming expiring 3D print patents have caught my eye in particular. I don’t think … [Read more...]
Recent 3D Print Patents
Recently published 3D print patents is today's topic for Wild Card Wednesday - until we have a better idea of what to call it. Some of these are from major companies like Hasbro and Disney. Their PTO has published them from their applications. There is a caveat to this, because these are not patents, they are just applications for a patent. For those of you who may not know, when you file for a patent, it is private so that nobody can look it up except for the people who filed it for about 18 … [Read more...]