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Supreme Court Rejects Three-Year Damages Bar in Copyright Infringement Actions

The recent decision permits recovery of all damages in “timely filed” copyright infringement actions regardless of when the infringement occurred. The decision does not, however, answer the critical question of when an action...more

Tennessee Governor Signs into Law First-of-its-Kind Bill Addressing AI Misappropriation of Voices, Images, and Songs

Beginning July 1, 2024, Tennessee musicians and artists will have an additional layer of protection for their voices and songs from generative AI cloning models and services that enable human impersonation and create...more

Artificial Intelligence Presents Challenges for Intellectual Property Laws’ Focus on Human Creation

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to generate content closely resembling human output present issues with respect to IP ownership. Maybe you have asked ChatGPT to create a flashy advertisement or write some code...more

Navigating the Intersection of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence

In today's digital landscape, the convergence of intellectual property (IP) and artificial intelligence (AI) presents both unparalleled opportunities and unique challenges for businesses across industries. As AI continues to...more

3D Printing Report - Q1-Q2 2023

This report explores developments in 3D printing across several sectors and categories for the half-year period of January 1, 2023–June 15, 2023. ...more

Supreme Court Sends “Bad Spaniels” to the Doghouse

Not even the First Amendment could rescue VIP and its Bad Spaniels dog toy, as the US Supreme Court recently held that the Rogers threshold test for “expressive works” does not apply in trademark cases involving commercial,...more

Supreme Court’s 2023 Copyright Fair Use Decision is Not a One-Hit Wonder

The fair use defense to copyright infringement has been remastered by the Supreme Court—at least the first factor. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith holds that the defense does not...more

Grants for Shuttered Venue Operators

A recently passed relief bill will provide $15 billion in federal funding toward grants for “shuttered venue operators,” making funding available to an industry that has been particularly impacted during the COVID-19...more

3D Printing Quarterly Report - Q3 2017

Twenty-five percent of world trade could be wiped out by 2060 as result of 3D printing technology: ING - According to estimates provided by a report from ING, progress in 3D printing technology will see one-quarter of...more

InterConnect Newsletter - Summer 2017

The removal of CSA scores from public view may not eliminate the ability for an injured party to sue based on the negligent selection of a motor carrier, but it changes the analysis. The FMCSA still allows public access to...more

3D Printing Quarterly Report - Q1 2017

IDC forecasts that worldwide spending on 3D printers, along with associated software, materials and services, will reach $28.9 billion in 2020, compared to an estimated $13.2 billion in 2016. It’s expected that the...more

3D Printing News: Recent M&A Activity; Copyright’s Conceptual Separability Test; Expiring Patents

Here are recent and significant M&A deals in the 3D space. In September, GE acquired SLM Solutions and Arcam, reportedly spending $1.4 billion for both. Arcam provides a cost-efficient additive manufacturing solution...more

3D Printing Quarterly Report: Q3 - 2016

Study offers plan to make Northeast Ohio region the Silicon Valley of 3D printing - A report from the Youngstown Business Incubator and America Makes in Youngstown and Team NEO and Magnet in Cleveland offers a plan to...more

3D Printing: What it Means To Manufacturers Who Want To Sell Replacement Parts in a Digital Ecosystem

Among the next generation of 3D printing patents that will soon expire are key patents for metal-based printing processes. The patents’ expiration will almost certainly result in significant price reductions for 3D printers...more

Thinking in 3D: Expiring Patents

Among the next generation of 3D printing patents that will soon expire are key patents for metal-based printing processes. The patents’ expiration will almost certainly result in significant price reductions for 3D printers...more

Manufacturing as a Service

CONTEXT, a market research firm, projects that the worldwide 3D printer market (including printers, materials, and ancillary services) will grow to $17.8 billion over the next five years. One reason for the rapid expansion...more

Expiring Patents; HP’s Machine; Beachwood, Ohio’s MakerGear

Here is a bulletin providing further validation that the cost of 3D printing will decline. 3D printing’s key patents are expiring or soon will expire. These include patents for liquid-based, powder-based, and...more

FDA’S Draft Guidelines for 3D Printing of Medical Devices

On May 10, 2016, the FDA issued a document entitled Technical Considerations for Additive Manufacturing Devices. The document consists of 25 pages of “draft” guidelines that provide the FDA’s “initial thinking on...more

3D Printing: Good Reads/What Executives Should Be Thinking About

With our successful, filled-to-capacity “Thinking in 3D” April 21, 2016 conference still very much in the rear-review mirror, here are some articles worth reading. First, on the day of the conference, the Patent Office...more

3D Printing: Where’s the Money Coming From?

Based on research we deployed, here is a general report. Like any industry, 3D printing took a while to find solid footing, but in recent years it has gained notable attention. Since 2011, 3D printing companies raised...more

3D Printing and the Renaissance of Local Economies

The rise of 3D printing holds tremendous potential to impact the economy from the local to the national level. Although it is still an estimated five to 10 years away from mainstream consumer adoption, we are already seeing...more

Thinking in 3D: Special Report: 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”)

Benesch’s Mark Avsec attended this year’s CES show in Las Vegas, where additive manufacturing took center stage. In 2015, 3D printing stories each seemed to possess a similar headline: “Here is the first 3D-printed...more

2015 End-Of-Year Wrap-Up

On November 19, 2015, Benesch’s 3D printing group quarterbacked a well-attended presentation sponsored by the Association for Corporate Growth-Cleveland. In addition to Mark Avsec from Benesch (and Ira Kaplan’s...more

The 3D Printing Revolution: Prepare for the Risks, Leverage the Opportunities

3D printing is not just for tchotchkes anymore. Technological advancement paired with decreasing costs to build and/or purchase 3D printers create the perfect storm for the next industrial revolution. ...more

3D Printing

Additive manufacturing/3D printing, which builds a complete part by fusing material layer by layer, is revolutionizing manufacturing today and will continue to be a breakthrough technology. As President Obama assessed in his...more

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