OSBORN, LUCAS S  <br/><br/>
3D Printing and Intellectual Property 

 - UK  Cambridge   2019 
 - IX, 230  Index 
<br/><br/> Introduction; 1.3D printing technology's capabilities and effects; 2. How 3D printing works and why it matters; 3. Primer on intellectual property law; 4. Can you patent a 3D printable file? (And why it matters); 5. Patents - direct infringement, individual infringement, and 'digital' infringement; 6. Patents - indirect infringement and intermediaries; 7. 3D printing and trademarks: the dissociation between design and manufacturing; 8. Creativity and utility: 3D printable files and the boundary between copyright and patent protection; 9. Design rights, tangibility, and free expression; 10. DMFs and optimizing innovation incentives; Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> Osborn focuses on the novel issues raised for intellectual property (IP) law by 3D printing for the major IP systems around the world. Nonexperts and experts alike should read this innovation-centered analysis of and balanced response to the disruption caused by 3D printing. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107150775 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Intellectual property<br/>Intellectual property United States<br/>Propriété intellectuelle États-Unis<br/>Three-dimensional printing Law and legislation United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.73  / OSB 2019