By Tom Kurke, COO & President, Geomagic
An explanation
It has been a little while since my last blog on IP issues in the capture-create/modify/make ecosystem and I apologize for that. As many of you may know, Geomagic develops a wide range of software solutions to capture, modify and inspect 3D digital models of physical objects.
By Tom Kurke, COO, Geomagic
Let’s take two spoons. One spoon is a simple, yet elegant, functional, well, spoon. It does spoon like things very well. The other spoon is well, also a spoon, but it has patterned and ornate handle. Can either 3D object be protected by copyright?
By Tom Kurke, COO, Geomagic. (The second part in a series of posts about IP and 3D data.)
So, what exactly is intellectual property? No, it isn’t a fancy phrase created by lawyers just to confuse. Really. I promise. Being a reformed lawyer myself (I got better) I can say that with some authority.
In summary, intellectual property is a blanket term often used to cover and unify a broad range of rights associated with intangible (i.e. things that aren’t physical) assets. Intellectual property rights empower the holder to exclusively “do” something (or prevent others from doing so). While the scope varies from country to country, at a high level most would consider that copyright, trademark, trade secret, industrial design, patent, and moral rights fall into the definition of intellectual property...
By Tom Kurke, COO, Geomagic
Can you see them from where you are? If you can’t see them yet, you certainly will.
We have two incredibly interesting mega trends which are currently impacting the technology space that my company, Geomagic plays in. Both involve the democratization of technology – moving from limited, high cost, low volume markets to further up the technology adoption curve.
