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Abstract

3D printing is a technology that has the potential to revolutionise manufacturing as we know it. While 3D printing is becoming mainstream, few consumers of printing services have the capacity to undertake their own printing. Around the technology, a service industry is burgeoning, as consumers increasingly seek to explore what the technology has to offer via printing studios. This article explores the intellectual property (IP) implications of the services offered by these providers as 3D printing apparently increases the capacity of ordinary consumers to infringe IP rights under multiple regimes. As such, the primary aim of this article is to consider whether the perception of legal risk possessed by stakeholders operating in this space necessarily aligns with actual legal risk. It does so by exploring the results of a study conducted in respect of 3D printing studios, and aligning this with the legal issues that may emerge in the context of patent, copyright and designs under Australian law.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Nielsen, JL and Liddicoat, JE
Keywords:	3D printing, intellectual property infringement, Australian law
Journal or Publication Title:	Australian Intellectual Property Journal
Publisher:	Thompson Reuters
ISSN:	1038-1635
Copyright Information:	© Elsevier Inc. – All Rights Reserved.
Related URLs:	UTAS Profile: Nielsen, JL
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