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IDSA Chicago Teams Up With Garmin To Host: Design Social Night + Portfolio Review

This event will feature a presentation about the "Evolution of Consumer Electronics" by our keynote speaker, Paul Hatch, president of TEAMS Design. This event will be held at Garmin's Flagship store in Chicago's famous Magnificent Mile. Please join us for a night of learning and networking with design students and professionals from all over Chicago.

What Does Design Bring to a Company?

"The role of the industrial designer in manufacturing is a familiar one to many, but the relationship between designer and engineer is often fraught with misunderstandings that can throw a project off course."  —Hamish Champ, Plastics News

The latest edition of Plastics News takes a closer look at an IDSA pre-conference session during NPE2015 in Orlando.

IDSA St. Louis Presents "Maker"

On Monday, March 23, IDSA St. Louis collaborated on a successful event held at Nestlé Purina where the film "Maker" was shown. The film was followed up with a panel discussion led by Brian Pelcak and Tony Schmidt. The event was well attended at roughly 50 people. The panel discussion was vibrant and thought provoking on the topic of integrating Maker practices into our everyday lives/workflow.

“When Enough Is Enough”

The Journal of the Patent & Trademark Society has published an article by Perry J. Saidman, A/IDSA, and Kerry Leonard of Saidman Designlaw Group, LLC, entitled “Edison: Describing a Design—When Enough is Enough!” They ask: Do the same rules that govern utility patents, apply to design patents? Read what the authors learned.

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