IDSA News

In 1984, IDSA became a Professional Organization Affiliate of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the national accrediting agency for art and design and art and design-related disciplines. NASAD is an association of approximately 346 schools of art and design, primarily at the collegiate level, but also including postsecondary non-degree-granting schools for the visual arts disciplines.

IDSA’s membership has spoken. The results of the 2016 election are in, and they show the Board of Directors will have several new members—or members who are changing or continuing in their positions—when the new Board term begins on May 1, 2016.

One of the most highly regarded teams of intellectual property attorneys, patent agents and technology specialists in the United States is now an IDSA Ambassador. McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., based in Chicago, is a full-service IP firm with deep experience in all aspects of utility patent, design patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright and unfair competition law. McAndrews regularly represents clients before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), foreign patent offices, US District Courts, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the