Copyright and IP
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Thangs, a popular online platform for 3D modeling, introduced the Thangs Memberships. This innovative premium offering provides creators with a suite of advanced tools and features designed to simplify content…
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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued a ruling eliminating all four patents originally asserted by Continuous Composites against Markforged in July 2021. The court ruling…
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According to a story first published by TheDrive, “all models referencing the word Honda posted prior to March 30, 2022, were seemingly removed from Printables without warning. These included speaker…
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As all AM industry operators know well, sharing CAD data is risky to IPs and businesses. Starting with the registration of authorship, the new BORIS plugin from CADChain for Autodesk…
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Interreg, the European Union’s inter-regional initiative that aims to bring Industry 4.0 business solutions to the region, has developed a successful blockchain-based 3D printing solution that will enable cryptographic protection…
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Cadchain is a startup providing a blockchain-enabled software as a service solution that acts as a bodyguard for 3D files. The bodyguard plugin protects files from unauthorized access and tracks…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…