3D Printing and intellectual property futures

Authors

Thomas Birtchnell, University of WollongongFollow
Angela Daly, Queensland University of Technology
Thierry Rayna, Birkbeck College
Ludmila Striukova, SKEMA Business School

RIS ID

142028

Publication Details

Birtchnell, T., Daly, A., Rayna, T. & Striukova, L. (2018). 3D Printing and intellectual property futures. Newport, United Kingdom: Intellectual Property Office.

Abstract

This report contains socio-legal research conducted on the relationship between 3D printing and intellectual property (IP) at the current point in time and in potential future scenarios, through the use of horizon-scanning methods in six countries—China, France, India, Russia, Singapore and the UK - to build a rich picture of this issue, comprising both developed and emerging economies.