Stephanie Curcio is a guest blogger at Law in the Making and is a 2L at the University of Western Ontario with an IP and technology area of concentration. Stephanie was selected as president of the Western Intellectual Property Association…
Tag: Patents
CNBC Report: 3D Printing Patent “Gold Rush”
My colleague, patent agent Matthew Powell, pointed me to a new article from CNBC‘s Heesun Wee which sheds light on the flood of 3D printing-related patent applications being filed: From utilitarian processes to the final appearance of designed objects ranging…
How Hard is Low-Cost 3D Printing Patent Infringement?
A new article in the New York Times highlights both an interesting application for 3D printing, and (though it isn’t the point of the article) the ease with which one might infringe a patent with a 3D printer. The story…
Could Your 3D Printed Pizza Infringe a Patent?
NASA recently funded a 3D food printer project – the prototype version of which is intended to make pizzas. For me, this news is another bold step toward the dream of everyone having a Star Trek-style replicator. After all, although…
3D IP Issues… From Jewelery & Toys to Semiconductors
Given the present limitations on low-cost printers’ ability to print complex objects and electronics, it is still early for electronic component manufacturers worry about IP implications of 3D printing. For now, the greatest IP threat may be to manufacturers of…
An Interview with 3D Industries on the Future of 3D Search and IP
Law in the Making had the chance recently to interview Seena Rajal, CEO and founder of London-based 3D search start-up 3D Industries (3DI). 3DI’s search engine offers the ability to “search for components, supplies, designs, industrial parts… using shape and…
Patent Infringement in 3D – Who to Sue?
Lauren Leahy is a guest blogger and is a summer student at Gilbert’s LLP in Toronto, where she works alongside Law in the Making co-founder Paul Banwatt. Contributions also made by Jamie Goodman, an associate at Gilbert’s LLP in Toronto.…
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…
About that “Pirate Bay” for 3D Printing…
By now, most people have heard about the website DEFCAD, a proposed “Pirate Bay” for sharing 3D printable designs without regard to intellectual property laws, regulations or take-down notices. DEFCAD is at least loosely related to Defense Distributed (also founded…
3D Printing Patents Expire – RepRap Moves In
If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ll know that I’m a bit obsessed with answering the “why now?” question regarding 3D printing, particularly framing the current state of the industry in the context of expiring patents (see here, and here).…