3D Printing and Housing: Intellectual Property and Construction Law

The chapter considers the challenges faced by intellectual property (IP) laws, in particular copyright and patent laws, in responding to emerging technologies and innovation like 3D printing and scanning. It provides a brief introduction to 3D printing before moving to detailed analysis of relevant UK and Australian jurisprudence. Through this comparative analysis, the chapter explores whether copyright and patent laws can effectively protect innovation in this emerging technology, including consideration of both subsistence and infringement. The chapter suggests that 3D printing, like most other technologies, has a universal reach, yet subtle differences in the wording and interpretation of IP legislation between jurisdictions could lead to anomalies in levels of protection. It explores the possibility of a sui generis regime of IP protection for 3D printing, but submits that a nuanced reworking of existing regimes is, in the vast majority of circumstances, likely to be a sufficient response.

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3D Printing, Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy

IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law ◽

10.1007/s40319-016-0487-4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 517-536 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Stefan Bechtold

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

3D Printing ◽

Innovation Policy

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Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing of Cultural Heritage

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3849013 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Charles Cronin

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

3D Printing ◽

Cultural Heritage

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3D-Druck trifft auf Urheber- und Patentrecht

10.5771/9783845295480 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sophia Probst

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

3D Printing ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Property Law ◽

Technical Aspects ◽

Legal Policy ◽

Policy Perspective ◽

3D Printing Technology ◽

Technological Approach ◽

Further Development

This work presents 3D printing technology, including its technical aspects, identifies problem areas in its existing legal framework and, by means of typifying interpretation, incorporates it into the context of copyright and patenting law. It not only focuses on the interpretation and application of copyright and patenting legislation, but also takes a legal policy perspective on the further development of these two areas of law. Against this background, it applies a ‘more technological approach’ to intellectual property law, which takes account of the changing reality in this regard as a result of new technological possibilities.

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Of PhDs, Pirates, and the Public

10.37419/lr.v1.i4.1 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 811-835 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lucas S. Osborn

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

3D Printing ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Copyright Law ◽

Great Promise ◽

Full Spectrum ◽

Intimate Contact ◽

Printing Technology ◽

3D Printing Technology ◽

3D Printers

The confluence of three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional scanning, and the Internet will erode the dividing line between the physical and the digital worlds and will bring millions of laypeople into intimate contact with the full spectrum of intellectual property laws. One of the areas most affected by 3D printers will be three-dimensional art. This Article analyzes several ways in which 3D printing technology will affect the creation, delivery, and consumption of art. Not only does 3D printing offer great promise for creative works, but it also presents a problem of piracy that may accompany the digitization of three-dimensional works. As 3D printing technology’s relationship to intellectual property law is largely unexplored, this Article explores foundational issues regarding how copyright law applies to 3D printing technology, laying the groundwork upon which further analysis of 3D printing’s effects on copyright law may be built.

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ClearCorrect: Intellectual Property, 3D Printing, and the Future of Trade

10.31219/osf.io/tjqps ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Matthew Rimmer

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intellectual Property ◽

3D Printing ◽

The United States ◽

Court Of Appeals ◽

Trade Dispute ◽

Intellectual Property Infringement ◽

The Relationship ◽

States Patent

This paper considers the relationship between intellectual property and trade in the context of 3D printing. Modern 3D printing has not only disrupted the discipline of intellectual property, but it has also provided profound challenges for the regulation of trade and globalization. Part II provides a case study of the patent dispute between ClearCorrect and Align Technology. The ruling of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will have larger ramifications regarding the jurisdiction of the International Trade Commission in respect of the digital economy. Part II further considers subsequent patent disputes between the parties before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Part III considers how the trade dispute between the United States and China will affect 3D printing and examines whether 3D printing will reverse the United States’ pattern of manufacturing offshore. Part III further notes the collateral impact of tariffs upon 3D printing and considers the adoption of 3D printing in China and the issues that may arise in terms of intellectual property ownership, intellectual property infringement, and intellectual property licensing. Part IV considers larger contextual issues raised by international organizations with respect to intellectual property, trade, and 3D printing.

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