Alas, we might be looking at 3D printers' version of Samsung vs. Apple

Jan 3, 2014 14:57 GMT  ·  By

The ongoing Apple-Samsung patent war didn't only become notorious because of the massive amount of money involved, but also because it was the first real patent war on the tablet market. Now, we are seeing the first patent war on the 3D printing industry.

It's almost like a repeated history really. Not long ago, Stratasys launched a lawsuit against Afinia, saying that the H-Series FFF 3D printer used technology stolen from it.

The legal complaint is much more verbose and technical, but that's the gist of it.

Now, Afinia has responded, in a similarly verbose and technical fashion, entrenched in legal jargon, but the main idea is that it denies all allegations and intends to fight it out.

Since Stratasys is the big name on the 3D industry here, Afinia might gain more public support for being the underdog.