# Three-dimensional printing, a challenge in the fields of intellectual property rights and civil liability

European Parliament procedure 2017/2007(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 160 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2018-03-01 and 2018-04-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns three-dimensional (3D) printing and its challenges for intellectual property rights and civil liability. Amendments revise recitals and provisions on 3D printing's accessibility and growing final-parts market, its uses across medical, aeronautics, aerospace, automotive and other sectors, intellectual-property concerns such as copyright, patents, designs and trademarks, civil and product liability including the cited Directives, traceability of 3D objects, and security concerns around weapons and hazardous objects.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL | Spain | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28393.md |
| Antanas GUOGA | Lithuania | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124763.md |
| Max ANDERSSON | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124994.md |
| Joëlle BERGERON | France | EFDD | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124740.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Marie-Christine BOUTONNET | France | ENF | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124753.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Jiří MAŠTÁLKA | Czechia | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23704.md |
| Felix REDA | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124816.md |
| Mady DELVAUX | Luxembourg | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124776.md |
| António MARINHO E PINTO | Portugal | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124742.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Enrico GASBARRA | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124817.md |

## Official source documents

- PE619.044: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-619044_EN.pdf
- PE620.922: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-620922_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2007-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2007-INI.json

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