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3D printing and IP

3D printing and IP

This article by Deven Desai & Gerard Magliocca gives a good overview of the ramifications of 3D printing for all three areas of IP (copyright, patent and trademark). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2338067 I agree with the characterization of 3D printing as a continuation of the digitization of commodities that began with music and video files by extending it […]

News of the Week; October 23, 2013

1. Blizzard wins $7M judgment in World of Warcraft bot lawsuit  2. “The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches” by Andy Ramos, Anxo Rodriguez, Tim Meng, Stan Abrams and Laura Lopez (WIPO)  3. Gaming adds $2.3 billion to Canada’s GDP  + Canada’s Video Game Industry in 2013 (Nordicity Report)  4. British Newspaper Confuses Deus Ex […]