Legal Protection and Liability in 3D-Printed Replacement Parts: Navigating India's Intellectual Property and Product Safety Regimes

Introduction : Three-dimensional printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is gradually changing the rules of traditional manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution in modern business. Previously, the market of spare parts for machines, medical devices, cars, and household appliances used to be monopolized by their manufacturers since they were able to control both prices for spare parts and distribution channels, thus having guaranteed profit from initial investments in R&D. ...