3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general
3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general
An OG in 3D printing is taking on a new, but highly successful, upstart in the industry
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That's like all of 3d printing, that's pretty scary. If they win on all 5, seems like it'd kill consumer 3d printing entirely.
When I look at these patents all of them seem to be patenting others inventions from years ago. So I hope prior art wins.
Which would also strip them of each of those patents.
Stop! I can only get so erect.
Why can they even patent stuff they didn't invent?
Better lawyers. Patent law is so f'd up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.
Eastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.
I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies
I read the heated bed patent and it was about the way it's built, so I'm not convinced it's a general hot bed patent but something more small detail about how they are using it.
I suspect someone will need to do more research and this article is a knee jerk reaction
That seems geared only towards FDM printers, so SLA (resin) is still ok-ish? I do suppose those really big powder printers could also suffer.
So when do we have fun with the ip owners in moonbase alpha?