Organised by the the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) in collaboration with the European Commission, the event will explore design aspects relating to 3D printing and 3D scanning. Basing the recently published report co-authored by Professor Dinusha Mendis and co-authors on the ‘Intellectual Property Implications of Industrial 3D Printing’ this talk will focus mainly on the design implications relating to 3D printing and 3D scanning.