Emergent Technologies

IP Law at Crossroads? A Case Study into 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Mass Customisation

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The growth of 3D technologies impacts on intellectual property (IP) law, leading to a number of implications including copyright, design and licensing issues amongst others. Such challenges question the enforcement, object and purpose of IP laws whilst exploring the opportunities presented through this technology. These were some of the issues which Professor Dinusha Mendis touched… Read more » about IP Law at Crossroads? A Case Study into 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Mass Customisation

Going for Gold: 3D Printing, Jewellery and the Future of Intellectual Property Law

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Date: Friday 24 March 2017 Time: 10 am – 5pm Venue: EB708, Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University Registration for the event is now closed. Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing as it is more commonly known, continues to push the boundaries of Intellectual Property (IP) law whilst raising questions relating to the protection and exploitation of… Read more » about Going for Gold: 3D Printing, Jewellery and the Future of Intellectual Property Law

Invited talk at QMUL Global IP Lecture Series

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Professor Dinusha Mendis was an invited speaker at Queen Mary University of London on 23rd March and delivered her presentation as part of the Global IP Lecture Series. In her talk, Professor Mendis outlined the findings and conclusions from the AHRC-funded project titled ‘Going for Gold: A Legal and Empirical Case Study into 3D Scanning,… Read more » about Invited talk at QMUL Global IP Lecture Series

Going for Gold Project: 3D Scanning and 3D Printing – An Enforcement Issue?

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CIPPM Co-Director, Professor Dinusha Mendis delivered an invited talk at the City Law School on 1 March 2017.  In delivering the talk, Professor Mendis considered how the the growth of 3D technologies impacts on intellectual property (IP) law. Such challenges question the enforcement, object and purpose of IP laws whilst exploring the opportunities presented through… Read more » about Going for Gold Project: 3D Scanning and 3D Printing – An Enforcement Issue?

Taking forward Recommendations to UKIPO on 3D Printing and IP

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On 6 February 2017, Professor Dinusha Mendis participated in a 3D Printing (3DP) / Intellectual Property (IP) workshop titled ‘Rethinking IP in the Digital Manufacturing Age’. The workshop introduced a second UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) project into 3DP and Intellectual Property (IP) led by Dr. Angela Daly of Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Part… Read more » about Taking forward Recommendations to UKIPO on 3D Printing and IP