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Study on the intellectual property implications of the development of industrial 3D printing

The study will analyse how intellectual property rights (IPR) could help develop 3D printing technologies (best practices of intellectual property (IP) exploitation, model licensing schemes, etc.). It will also identify current IP barriers to further development of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and suggest how to remove these barriers.

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Deadline:  10/10/2017

TED Link:  etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display...

See also:  Contract notice

  • Number: 624/PP/GRO/IMA/17/1131/9941

To achieve the objectives of the study, the contractor will need to carry out the following 6 steps:

 

  1. Analysis of existing IP laws and their specific interaction with the industrial use of 3D printing technology
  2. Analysis of 3D printing process and IPR challenges
  3. Analysis of AM key sectors and markets and IPR obstacles/enablers
  4. Present an overview of the IP issues resulting from interactions between stakeholders involved in the value chain
  5. Analysis of the IP issues from the perspective of the 3D printing industry
  6. Present conclusions and recommendations

 

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