patents

Oakland’s Open Insulin Project Aims to Disrupt Diabetes

Oakland’s Open Insulin Project Aims to Disrupt Diabetes

Medical patents typically last 20 years, but because of minor yet regular advancements to the insulin production process, these patents have been maintained for nearly a century. Biohackers working on the Open Insulin Project are now working to come up with their own protocol to create the compound that diabetics have relied on since 1922. […]

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Exploring the History of Great Ideas with Make: Inventions

Exploring the History of Great Ideas with Make: Inventions

We revisit the wonderful Make: Inventions video series with Steve Hoefer

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Inventing a Better Mousetrap, a History of American Patent Models

Inventing a Better Mousetrap, a History of American Patent Models

A new book from Make: exploring the history of early American invention through its patent models

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Afinia Responds to Stratasys II: You Failed To Disclose Old Patents, Printers

Afinia Responds to Stratasys II: You Failed To Disclose Old Patents, Printers

Today, Afinia took another big shot at Stratasys’ 3D printing patents. In its amended response, Afinia attempted to bolster its claim in three ways: with further evidence that Stratasys was using its patents to monopolize the market, with evidence that Stratasys failed to show the Patent Office one of its own patents that undermined the novelty of a new patent it was applying for, and with evidence that Stratasys failed to show Patent Office one of its own printers that undermined the novelty of another new patent it was applying for.

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Afinia Responds to Stratasys: Your Patents Are Invalid and Your Threats are Anti-Competitive

Afinia Responds to Stratasys: Your Patents Are Invalid and Your Threats are Anti-Competitive

Afinia challenges the validity of all four of the patents that Stratasys accuses them of infringing.

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Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis

Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis

Last week I saw Michael Weinberg’s article on MAKE “Stratasys Sues Afinia: Ramifications for the Desktop 3D Printing Industry”. After reading it I had more questions about Stratasys, patents and MakerBot. I emailed Bre Pettis the CEO of MakerBot and with permission I am posting up the responses here on MAKE, thank you Bre!

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