Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Additive Manufacturing: A Digital Tool for Enhancing IPR Protection

Alireza Jaribion; Adriaan Knapen; Alberto Xamin; Jan Holmström; Siavash Haghighat Khajavi

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Additive Manufacturing: A Digital Tool for Enhancing IPR Protection

Alireza Jaribion^*, Adriaan Knapen, Alberto Xamin, Jan Holmström, Siavash Haghighat Khajavi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Artists, creators, communities, and gamers have expressed substantial interest in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). However, scarce research has been conducted on applying this blockchain-based technology for industrial purposes. This paper develops a web application to use NFT technology for digital spare parts using digital manufacturing techniques, such as additive manufacturing. The research was conducted in collaboration with a deep-technology company using a physical product. This digital tool enabled the company to create the NFT of the products’ digital three-dimensional (3D) designs and facilitate the sale of the parts on the NFT marketplace while enhancing the design’s intellectual property rights protection due to the traceability of the NFTs on the blockchain. Action design research is used to describe the process of developing the NFT-based digital tool.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2022
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology - St. Petersburg, United States Duration: 1 Jun 2022 → 3 Jun 2022 Conference number: 17

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology
Abbreviated title	DESRIST
Country/Territory	United States
City	St. Petersburg
Period	01/06/2022 → 03/06/2022

Keywords

Non-fungible token (NFT)
Additive manufacturing
intellectual property rights (IPR)

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https://www.usf.edu/business/documents/desrist/paper_117.pdf

20644-A2102 Techn.Solution
Holmström, J. (Principal investigator) & Knapen, A. (Project Member)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2021
Project: EU: EIT
Direct Operations
Holmström, J. (Principal investigator), Öhman, M. (Project Member), Jaribion, A. (Project Member), Haghighat Khajavi, S. (Project Member), Mattila, J. (Project Member), Gao, S. (Project Member) & Bensky, J. (Project Member)
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2023
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding

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Jaribion, A., Knapen, A., Xamin, A., Holmström, J., & Haghighat Khajavi, S. (2022). Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Additive Manufacturing: A Digital Tool for Enhancing IPR Protection. Paper presented at International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. https://www.usf.edu/business/documents/desrist/paper_117.pdf

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Additive Manufacturing: A Digital Tool for Enhancing IPR Protection. / Jaribion, Alireza; Knapen, Adriaan; Xamin, Alberto et al.
2022. Paper presented at International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Scientific › peer-review

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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Additive Manufacturing: A Digital Tool for Enhancing IPR Protection

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