Perspective
Apr. 18, 2014
ITC reasserts itself in electronic transmissions
When basically everything can be downloaded off the Internet and manufactured using 3D printers, it means goods that infringe patents can be transmitted, too. By G. Brian Busey and Kirk Sigmon
When everything from guns to replacement parts can be downloaded off the Internet and manufactured using 3-D printers, goods that infringe patents can be transmitted over the Internet just as easily as they can be shipped physically. Thus, in a recent decision, the International Trade Commission reasserted that it can issue cease and desist orders against infringing electronic transmissions just as it can against infringing tangi...
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