Overview

The move from production and distribution models to digital production has already seen massive upheavals in several industries. This report outlines how the increasing availability of cheap 3D printers is set to bring the digital revolution to traditional industrial manufacturing.

3D printers are already being used in industry to rapidly prototype and field test different designs. The state of the art is marching forward rapidly, and already devices that can print both conductive and non-conductive materials, simple semi-conductors, or bio-active materials are being promoted by research teams.

DLA Piper demonstrate in detail how 3D printing works, and what its potentially game-changing implications mean for copyright, design rights and patents.

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