Copyright and IP
Opening for new memberships in April 2021, the SDAM Alliance is designed to accelerate success in Secure Distributed Additive Manufacturing (SDAM) development. The charter of the Alliance is to develop specifications, standards, and solutions that drive harmonization and interoperability for businesses worldwide. The SDAM Alliance will be a global community…
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Volumetric printing, as we reported, has arrived in the form of the xolo xube, but this revolutionary technology already faces contenders for volumetric printing patents. A United States patent filed by Mr. Daniel Clark of Topshelf Enterprises (T3DP) and Southern Methodist University claims technology similar to xolo’s volumetric process. Mr.…
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Mainchain, a blockchain protocol developed by Vistory, ties users interested in a single 3D-printed object together because each users’ interest vests in the intellectual property (“IP”) that constitutes the object. Such interest is increasingly dominant in societies that rely on technology: information societies constitute intellectual property regimes to value ideas;…
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LEO Lane, an Israeli firm that offers intellectual property protection to the additive manufacturing industry, uses algorithms to regulate the use of clients’ designs. The company responds to a growing concern about safeguarding intellectual property across the AM sector, which is defined by its decentralization and the consequent transmission of…
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Two jurists in the United Kingdom flagged the need for enhanced privacy protections in the additive manufacturing space. The scholars, professors Annika Jones and James G. H. Griffin, released an article in the European Journal of Law and Technology that examines international law’s regulation of 3D printing. Their work uses…
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Today we bring to you a developing story of intrigue and espionage in the additive manufacturing industry: DNV GL, the Norway-based classification society, revealed that one of its employees in the oil and gas division has been arrested by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and charged with espionage. The…
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A research team from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering has published a study that uncovers vulnerabilities in the production of carbon fiber reinforced 3D printed parts. The vulnerability is not related to the strength of the parts, but rather in protecting their toolpaths and preventing counterfeit parts. The ability…
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Bournemouth University Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law, Dinusha Mendis, has just published a report making recommendations to enhance the competitiveness of the 3D printing sector in Europe. Working alongside a team of academic and industry partners across Europe, the BU Professor was awarded the project in 2018 by the…
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A research team based out of ETH Zurich has developed a way to store DNA-like information inside 3D printed objects. The novel approach could allow people to reproduce 3D printed objects without any external digital information, such as original CAD files. The innovative technology, dubbed the DNA of Things, was…
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Recently, many new 3D software startup companies entered the market offering various solutions mainly for industrial users. It goes from decision-support solutions for better utilization of 3D printing, generative design/topology optimization, to workflow management and parts IP protection. Each of them seems to be focused on specific challenges heavy users…
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