编辑“︁Kickstarter”︁（章节）

==专利纠纷==
* 2011年9月30日，Kickstarter接到了针对{{link-en|ArtistShare|ArtistShare|ArtistShare}}的关于专利{{Cite patent|US|7885887}}的{{link-en|宣告判决|declaratory judgment|宣告判决}}<ref>[http://www.americanlawyer.com/digestTAL.jsp?id=1202588722943&ArtistShare_Cant_Show_Kickstarter_Infringes_CrowdFunding_Patent&slreturn=20130407191903 Jan Wolfe, “ArtistShare Can't Show Kickstarter Infringes Crowd-Funding Patent” The AM Law Litigation Daily, 19 February 2013.]</ref>，提出“Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work（融资和营销一个创造性作品的方法和设备）”的指控。 Kickstarter认为该份专利无效，或者至少认为Kickstarter不应承担侵权责任。<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/241160/kickstarter_faces_patent_suit_over_funding_idea.html |title=Kickstarter Faces Patent Suit Over Funding Idea |author=Sarah Jacobsson Purewal |date=2011-10-05 |work= |publisher=PCWorld |accessdate=2011-10-06 |archive-date=2020-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929184414/https://www.pcworld.com/article/241160/kickstarter_faces_patent_suit_over_funding_idea.html |dead-url=no }}</ref> 在2012年2月，Kickstarter就该问题作出回应，提出驳回诉讼。他们否认专利侵害诉讼威胁，“ArtistShare只是接近Kickstarter的自己的平台，包括专利权。” “而非回应ArtistShare的反建议请求，Kickstarter提出此项诉讼。”<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-comedy-club-documentary-michael-jordan-291872 |title=Hollywood Docket: Comedy Club Documentary Lawsuit; Michael Jordan vs. 1st Amendment |author=Eriq Gardner |date=2012-02-16 |work= |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=2012-03-23 |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926155206/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-comedy-club-documentary-michael-jordan-291872 |dead-url=no }}</ref>然而，法官裁定此项诉讼可以继续下去。 ArtistShare回应并提出反索赔，指控Kickstarter的确实侵犯其专利。<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.betabeat.com/2012/05/14/kickstarter-artistshare-fan-funded-patent-lawsuit/ |title=Kickstarter Wins Small Victory in Patent Lawsuit With 2000-Era Crowdfunding Site |last1=Jeffries |first1=Adrianne |last2= |first2= |date=2012-05-14 |work=BetaBeat |publisher=[[The New York Observer]] |accessdate=2012-05-17 |archive-date=2019-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018004946/https://observer.com/business/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>
* 2012年11月21日，{{link-en|3D Systems|3D Systems|3D Systems}}公司提起了专利侵权诉讼指出Formlabs和Kickstarter侵犯了其专利3D打印机{{Cite patent|US|5,597,520}}，“Simultaneous multiple layer curing in stereolithography（同时多层光固化）。”Formlabs向Kickstarter提出了290万美元的有关其3D打印机的索赔。<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-systems-formlabs-lawsuit/ |title=Joseph Flaherty, “3D Systems Sues Formlabs and Kickstarter for Patent Infringement” Wired, 21 November 2012 |accessdate=2013-06-22 |archive-date=2014-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330100107/http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-systems-formlabs-lawsuit/ |dead-url=no }}</ref> 该公司表示，Kickstarter的Form1打印机对其造成“无法弥补的伤害和损失”，并考虑削减对其5%的捐赠。<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/22/kickstarter-sued-formlabs-3d-printer_n_2174936.html, |title=“Kickstarter Sued: Formlabs 3D Printer Accused Of Patent Breach” Huffington Post, 21 November 2012 |accessdate=2013-06-22 |archive-date=2016-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001201257/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/11/22/kickstarter-sued-formlabs-3d-printer_n_2174936.html, |dead-url=no }}</ref>