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Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series by Xu Fanglei examining the technology and patent issues behind the Stratasys-Bambu Lab dispute. Part 1 looked at the $27.6 million U.S. verdict and the purge-tower technology at the center of the case. Part 2 examines the related European proceeding, the continuing U.S. patent challenges, and what the dispute could mean for the broader 3D printing industry.
The Same Technology, a Different Outcome in Europe
On April 24, 2026, the Hague Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) heard Stratasys’ request for a preliminary injunction against Bambu Lab’s H2C printer. The European patent involved was EP2964450, which belongs to the same patent family as the U.S. patent US 9,421,713. And this is where the story becomes especially intere