The AM landscape is exploding with new products and materials, but are you taking all the proper actions to protect your AM innovation before going live? Do you know what to patent, trademark, copyright, or keep as a trade secret? We will look at opportunities to exploit and pitfalls to avoid when it comes to capturing the R&D investment through proper intellectual property protection. We will also look forward through the product lifetime, after patent protection has been secured, to consider how to leverage IP investment through potential licensing and/or litigation. And, we'll discuss what to do if you get sued. We'll also look at recent US patent litigation activity in the additive manufacturing sector.