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Change Agents

The theme of Socially Responsible Design has been announced for the World Design Capital 2018: Mexico City, reflecting “an ambition to promote the role of design and creativity as agents of social and cultural change within the urban context,” according to Design Week Mexico, the platform for design and architecture. The theme was unveiled in April 2017 at the 56th edition of the Salone del Mobile Milan, in collaboration with Abitare magazine.

New IDSA Member Benefit

Grow partners with IDSA to offer members industry-leading education. See how you can get on board!

IDSA at 11th Annual USPTO Design Day

IDSA had a strong presence at the 11th annual USPTO Design Day on April 25 in Alexandria, VA. The event also was broadcast live to several USPTO offices across the country as industrial designers, educators and patent examiners, managers and attorneys learned "What’s Next for Design Patents."

2017 Student Pow Wow

IDSA Student Pow Wow brings together design students from NYC & NJ design schools for a meet & greet. Ayse Birsel, co-founder, Birsel + Seck and Fast Company Most Creative People 2017 honoree, will be giving a talk about her book 'Design The Life You Love' and sign books. IDSA NYC has a couple of exciting announcements to make, so, come & socialize with your fellow design students!

National Industrial Design Day, March 5

National Industrial Design Day

 

Each year, IDSA celebrates with the global design community on March 5 in recognition of National Industrial Design Day. First entered into the US Congressional Record in 2015 by US Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, National Industrial Design Day declares that industrial designers “improve our lives in every way and are worthy of our recognition.” That day in 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of IDSA, which is headquartered in Herndon, VA, part of Connolly’s 11th Congressional District just outside Washington, DC.

Advancing Design Patent Protection

Banner & Witcoff is a record breaker, in fact breaking its own record for the most design patent grants in a single year. US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) records show the firm procured 1,032 US design patents in 2016. Banner & Witcoff set the prior record in 2008, with 959 US design patents. Also, the firm obtained more US design patents than any other law firm in the country in 2016, the 14th consecutive year.

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