{"id":100,"date":"2024-08-13T00:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T00:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dprintingservices.com\/blog\/stratasys-files-lawsuit-against-bambu-lab-over-alleged-patent-infringements-common-in-consumer-3d-printers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T00:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T00:16:50","slug":"stratasys-files-lawsuit-against-bambu-lab-over-alleged-patent-infringements-common-in-consumer-3d-printers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3dprintingservices.com\/blog\/stratasys-files-lawsuit-against-bambu-lab-over-alleged-patent-infringements-common-in-consumer-3d-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stratasys Files Lawsuit Against Bambu Lab Over Alleged Patent Infringements Common in Consumer 3D Printers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/author\/kevinpurdy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Purdy<\/a> &#8211; Aug 12, 2024 5:59 pm UTC<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>A patent lawsuit initiated by a leading company in the 3D printing industry against a newer, consumer-oriented competitor could significantly influence the broader 3D printing landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In two complaints, (<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.txed.232140\/gov.uscourts.txed.232140.1.0.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insight.rpxcorp.com\/litigation_documents\/15797606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a>, PDF) lodged in <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2015\/08\/why-patent-trolls-go-to-east-texas-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Eastern District of Texas<\/a>, Marshall Division, Stratasys has accused Bambu Lab of infringing on 10 of its patents, including those obtained through acquisitions like Makerbot (<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2013\/06\/old-school-3d-printing-firm-buys-a-hot-little-startup-makerbot-for-403m\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquired in 2013<\/a>). The contested patents involve technologies like <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US9421713B2\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US9421713B2<\/a>, a method for 3D printing using purge towers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US9592660B2\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US9592660B2<\/a>, related to heated build platforms for printing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Heated build platforms are a standard feature in consumer 3D printers to prevent the initial layers of a print from cooling, shrinking, and warping. Purge towers (or &#8220;prime towers&#8221; as referred to by Bambu) facilitate multicolor printing by providing a place to extract leftover filament from a nozzle to avoid mixing colors. Stratasys is also targeting core technologies related to force detection and fused deposition modeling (FDM), which are employed by several companies producing consumer and mid-level 3D printers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Bambu Lab emerged in the 3D printing industry in 2022, swiftly gaining a foothold particularly among entry-level users and enthusiasts, attributed to its quick multicolor printing capabilities. However, its journey has not been without hurdles, facing issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2023\/08\/3d-printers-print-break-on-their-own-due-to-cloud-outage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a major glitch in cloud-based printing<\/a> in summer 2023 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/bambu-lab-recall-a1-3d-printer-060220245\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the recall of its popular A1 model<\/a> due to overheating problems earlier the same year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Contrastingly, Stratasys has been a known entity in the 3D printing realm since 1988, predominantly serving manufacturing and commercial prototyping sectors. Its technology was crucial when <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2020\/06\/gm-makes-cars-how-did-it-quickly-pivot-to-face-shields-and-ventilators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">General Motors shifted to producing face shields<\/a> and ventilators amid the COVID-19 crisis. The acquisition of MakerBot resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2015\/04\/makerbot-lays-off-20-percent-of-its-staff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">workforce reductions two years later<\/a> and ultimately a merger which led to the spin-off with Ultimaker, though Stratasys retained the patents of MakerBot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In another legal confrontation, a larger prototyping company sued a smaller semi-competitor in 2014. 3D Systems had previously taken legal action against Formlabs in 2012 concerning patents related to laser-based stereolithography, culminating in <a href=\"https:\/\/makezine.com\/article\/digital-fabrication\/3d-printing-workshop\/3dp-ip-wars-update-formlabs-to-pay-3d-systems-sales-royalties\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Formlabs agreeing to an 8 percent sales royalty<\/a> payable to 3D Systems. Stratasys had also <a href=\"https:\/\/makezine.com\/article\/digital-fabrication\/3d-printing-workshop\/stratasys-sues-afinia-ramifications-for-the-desktop-3d-printing-industry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">initiated a lawsuit<\/a> against Afinia in 2013, although that lawsuit eventually fizzled out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>Listing image by Bambu Lab<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Purdy &#8211; Aug 12, 2024 5:59 pm UTC A patent lawsuit initiated by a leading company in the 3D printing industry against a newer, consumer-oriented competitor could significantly influence the broader 3D printing landscape. In two complaints, (1, 2, PDF) lodged in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, Stratasys has accused Bambu Lab [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stratasys Files Lawsuit Against Bambu Lab Over Alleged Patent Infringements Common in Consumer 3D Printers - 3D Printing Services Blog and Updates | 3D Print Prototypes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/3dprintingservices.com\/blog\/stratasys-files-lawsuit-against-bambu-lab-over-alleged-patent-infringements-common-in-consumer-3d-printers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stratasys Files Lawsuit Against Bambu Lab Over Alleged Patent Infringements Common in Consumer 3D Printers - 3D Printing Services Blog and Updates | 3D Print Prototypes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kevin Purdy &#8211; Aug 12, 2024 5:59 pm UTC A patent lawsuit initiated by a leading company in the 3D printing industry against a newer, consumer-oriented competitor could significantly influence the broader 3D printing landscape. 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