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Thread: Patent issues?
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05-30-2014, 11:32 AM #1
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Patent issues?
I always thought that SLA technology was protected by patents, and that was the reason why we hadn't seen too many of these printers out there. Is this all 100% open source?
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05-30-2014, 12:06 PM #2
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Patents on SLA and SLS printing expired earlier this year. There was some concern that the Form 1 would run into problems with the patent, but it expired before any legal action could be taken.
Long story short: SLA and SLS printers are going to become much more common from this year forward than in past years.
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