Design News

The latest development in the Samsung v. Apple legal battle is making headlines. On August 13, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC rejected Samsung’s request for a full, 12-judge panel to hear the design patent infringement case brought against Samsung by Apple. Samsung was backed by Google, Facebook, eBay, Dell and HP in a “friend of the court” brief. According to the news reports, now, the US Supreme Court is the only legal option for Samsung. In May, a three-judge panel upheld damages against Samsung won by Apple.

IDSA has launched its new IDSA Ambassadors program to support the industrial design profession with a primary focus on research, thought leadership and advocacy.

Constantin Boym has been named as the new chair of the Industrial Design Department at Pratt Institute's School of Design in New York City. He will assume the role July 13, 2015, succeeding Scott Lundberg, who has served as interim chair since fall 2014.

“Get ready for threadcasting, a new model for wearables that’s poised to take mobile computing connections off your wrist and out of your pockets and weave them into the fabric of your clothing.”

--Skip Newberry, president of the Technology Association of Oregon, Portland Business Journal.