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215227 The Current Status and Impact of 3D Printing Within the Industrial

The Current Status and Impact of 3D

Printing Within the Industrial Sector:

An Analysis of Six Case StudiesIntellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office

2015/41

© Crown copyright 2015

Research commissioned by the Intellectual Property Ofce, and carried out by:

Phil Reeves and Dinusha Mendis

Study II

February 2015

This is an independent report commissioned by the Intellectual Property Ofce (IPO). Findings and opinions are

those of the researchers, not necessarily the views of the IPO or the Government.

ISBN: 978-1-910790-10-6

The Current Status and Impact of 3D Printing Within the Industrial Sector: An Analysis of Six Case

Studies

Published by The Intellectual Property Office

February 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

© Crown Copyright 2015

You may re-use this information (excluding logos)

free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov. uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to:

The Intellectual Property Office

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e-mail: information@ipo.gov.uk

This publication is available from our website at

www.gov.uk/IPODr. Phil Reeves is Managing Director of Econolyst Ltd,

Derbyshire UK

www.econolyst.co.uk

E-mail:

phil.reeves@econolyst.co.uk Dr. Dinusha Mendis is Associate Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM), Bournemouth University, UK microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/cippm/

E-mail:

dmendis@bournemouth.ac.uk This is the second of a sequence of three reports on the intellectual property implications of 3D printing commissioned to evaluate policy options in relation to online platforms and selected business sectors. Study I presents a legal and an empirical analysis of 3D printing online platforms; Study II offers an insight into the current status and impact of 3D printing within selected business sectors by employing a case study approach; the Executive Summary provides a summary of the findings of Studies I and II and provides conclusions and recommendations for Government, Intermediaries (online platforms) and Industry. The research outputs are the result of the IPO commissioned project (Ref: CT-RES-024) awarded to CIPPM, Bournemouth University and carried out by Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Dr. Davide Secchi and Dr. Phil

Reeves.

Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to Sophie Jones, Belinda Johnson and Loic Le Merlus of Econolyst Ltd for their research assistance.

Contents

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... ..............................1 Background to 3D Printing........................................................................ ........................1

The Benefits of 3D Printing

........................1

The Applications of 3D Printing in Industry

2

The Current Status and Impact of 3D

Printing Within the Industrial Sector:

An Analysis of Six Case StudiesIntellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office

2015/41

© Crown copyright 2015

Research commissioned by the Intellectual Property Ofce, and carried out by:

Phil Reeves and Dinusha Mendis

Study II

February 2015

This is an independent report commissioned by the Intellectual Property Ofce (IPO). Findings and opinions are

those of the researchers, not necessarily the views of the IPO or the Government.

ISBN: 978-1-910790-10-6

The Current Status and Impact of 3D Printing Within the Industrial Sector: An Analysis of Six Case

Studies

Published by The Intellectual Property Office

February 2015

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

© Crown Copyright 2015

You may re-use this information (excluding logos)

free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit http://www.nationalarchives.gov. uk/doc/open-government-licence/ or email: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to:

The Intellectual Property Office

Concept House

Cardiff Road

Newport

NP10 8QQ

Tel: 0300 300 2000

Fax: 01633 817 777

e-mail: information@ipo.gov.uk

This publication is available from our website at

www.gov.uk/IPODr. Phil Reeves is Managing Director of Econolyst Ltd,

Derbyshire UK

www.econolyst.co.uk

E-mail:

phil.reeves@econolyst.co.uk Dr. Dinusha Mendis is Associate Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM), Bournemouth University, UK microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/cippm/

E-mail:

dmendis@bournemouth.ac.uk This is the second of a sequence of three reports on the intellectual property implications of 3D printing commissioned to evaluate policy options in relation to online platforms and selected business sectors. Study I presents a legal and an empirical analysis of 3D printing online platforms; Study II offers an insight into the current status and impact of 3D printing within selected business sectors by employing a case study approach; the Executive Summary provides a summary of the findings of Studies I and II and provides conclusions and recommendations for Government, Intermediaries (online platforms) and Industry. The research outputs are the result of the IPO commissioned project (Ref: CT-RES-024) awarded to CIPPM, Bournemouth University and carried out by Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Dr. Davide Secchi and Dr. Phil

Reeves.

Acknowledgements: The authors are grateful to Sophie Jones, Belinda Johnson and Loic Le Merlus of Econolyst Ltd for their research assistance.

Contents

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... ..............................1 Background to 3D Printing........................................................................ ........................1

The Benefits of 3D Printing

........................1

The Applications of 3D Printing in Industry

2