Tag: counterfeit

Trademarks and 3D ISPs – Given Tiffany v. eBay is DMCA-style Safe Harbor Necessary?

Yesterday I was fortunate to speak about the complexities of trade dress laws at INTA’s 3D printing conference, and how unlikely it is that an average user could be expected to know whether they are violating them when they create and…

The Future in 3D: Guns, drugs and lawyers

I wrote an article surveying legal implications of 3D printing (from a Canadian perspective) for Lawyers Weekly with my colleague Ashlee Froese from Gilbert’s LLP. In the past three years, a feverish buzz has developed around 3D printing. The excitement…

Trade Secrets – 3D Printers can actually help PREVENT counterfeiting!

A story at Entrepreneur details how low-cost 3D printers are helping small businesses prototype their new products and become more competitive. But what’s really cool is this section which runs contrary to the popular view that 3D printers are nothing…