The latest threat to 3D printing: stupid, broad patents

If you're working in 3D printing today and not paying attention to patents, the EFF is giving a strong case for why you should start.

Patent trolls calling? Here’s how Build.com CEO Chris Friedland fought back

We now know that patent trolling costs the US economy $30 billion a year, give or take. And patents can effectively be used to stifle competition. What’s an embattled CEO to do when the patent trolls come calling?

Fight like …