Many people believe 3D printing will disrupt IP law as it becomes mainstream. Now, three companies are petitioning the highest court in the U.S. to create a new test to delineate what types of objects can be copyrighted. The three companies, Shapeways, Formlabs, and Matter and Form, submitted a "friend of the court" brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in association with a clothing case, where the Court may address the question of what it copyrightable. In this article, Finnegan attorneys John F. Hornick and Carlos J. Rosario discuss the Supreme Court's role in determining whether 3D printed objects are copyrightable.
Previously published in 3D Printing Industry
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