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EquippingUS rightsholders with the tools to deal with the challenges of 3D printing

AidanSkoyles and Elizabeth Ferrill, at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

Advances in additivemanufacturing are making the work of counterfeiters easier, faster, and moreaccurate than ever before, but present vexing problems for intellectualproperty rightsholders. Whilecounterfeiting via 3D printing is nothing new, stronger materials now beingused allow for potential production of robust 3D-printed moulds that allowmass-produced counterfeits. Creative IP strategies and a broad approach to IPcan equip rightsholders with tools that may help curb this ongoing challenge.