| Title | Intellectual Property Protection of 3D Print Supply Chain with Blockchain Technology |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Holland, Martin, Stjepandić, Josip, Nigischer, Christopher |
| Conference Name | 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) |
| Date Published | jun |
| Keywords | 3D print supply chain, additive manufacturing, Biological system modeling, blockchain technology, composability, copyright, digital media, Human Behavior, human factors, Intellectual Property Protection, ip protection, Labeling, Law, License Management, licensing models, Metrics, Plagiarism, policy-based governance, printing industry, production engineering computing, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, RFID, risk management, safety-critical products, software area, spatially distributed, supply chain management, Supply chains, Three-dimensional displays, three-dimensional printing |
| Abstract | Within "Industrie 4.0" approach 3D printing technology is characterized as one of the disruptive innovations. Conventional supply chains are replaced by value-added networks. The spatially distributed development of printed components, e.g. for the rapid delivery of spare parts, creates a new challenge when differentiating between "original part", "copy" or "counterfeit" becomes necessary. This is especially true for safety-critical products. Based on these changes classic branded products adopt the characteristics of licensing models as we know them in the areas of software and digital media. This paper describes the use of digital rights management as a key technology for the successful transition to Additive Manufacturing methods and a key for its commercial implementation and the prevention of intellectual property theft. Risks will be identified along the process chain and solution concepts are presented. These are currently being developed by an 8-partner project named SAMPL (Secure Additive Manufacturing Platform). |
| DOI | 10.1109/ICE.2018.8436315 |
| Citation Key | holland_intellectual_2018 |
Intellectual Property Protection of 3D Print Supply Chain with Blockchain Technology