Copyright and IP
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
