Why can they even patent stuff they didn’t invent?
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
US9421713B2 - Additive manufacturing method for printing three-dimensional parts with purge towers US9592660B2 - Heated build platform and system for three-dimensional printing methods US7555357B2 - Method for building three-dimensional objects with extrusion-based layered deposition systems US9168698B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection US10556381B2 - Three-dimensional printer with force detection
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.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Better lawyers. Patent law is so f’d up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.
Thunderbird4@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Eastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.
Hexbatch@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
I read the heated bed 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
ICastFist@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
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.
Schmeckinger@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
When I look at these patents all of them seem to be patenting others inventions from years ago. So I hope prior art wins.
huginn@feddit.it 5 weeks ago
Which would also strip them of each of those patents.
FinalRemix@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Stop! I can only get so erect.