3D printing and the future (or demise) of intellectual property

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-43

  Hornick, John F ^a  

^a Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3-D PRINTING;

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 84992395383     PISSN: 23297662     EISSN: 23297670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/3dp.2013.0005     Document Type: Note

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