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3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general(www.tomshardware.com)

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JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
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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.

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Schmeckinger@lemmy.world
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When I look at these patents all of them seem to be patenting others inventions from years ago. So I hope prior art wins.

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huginn@feddit.it
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Which would also strip them of each of those patents.

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Final Remix@lemmy.world
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Stop! I can only get so erect.

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MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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Why can they even patent stuff they didn’t invent?

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Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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Better lawyers. Patent law is so f’d up. Few understand it and those that do take advantage of it.

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Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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Eastern District of Texas is extremely favorable to patent trolls. It’s not a coincidence that they filed the suit there.

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Hexbatch@lemmy.world
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I hope one day it will be illegal to shop for judges to shut down tech companies

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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
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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

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I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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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.

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magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org
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So when do we have fun with the ip owners in moonbase alpha?

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