Intellectual Property in the Age of 3D Printing

The paper discusses the features of three-dimensional printing and the innovations that it brought to the field of copyright, industrial property rights, in particular industrial design, and means of individualization. The concept and some features of three-dimensional printing technology are disclosed. The author studies the exclusive rights to which results of intellectual activity can be violated when using the technology of three-dimensional printing. It is concluded that exclusive rights to an industrial design, trademarks, and to copyright may be violated. The author investigates the actions that will not constitute a violation of the exclusive right to the considered results of intellectual activity. It is concluded that not every action would constitute a violation of exclusive rights, in particular, this applies to the use of a trademark for purposes not related to the introduction of goods into circulation; use of industrial design for purposes not related to the implementation of entrepreneurial or other income-generating activities.

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