Design News

Most Innovative Tech Brands 2016

An annual survey of consumer perceptions of innovative tech brands has found expectations for innovation have skyrocketed 33 percent in only one year. The survey, conducted by a brand loyalty and emotional engagement research consultancy, also found 30 percent of the top 20 brands are new to the 2016 list—but big names in innovation, including past and present International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) winners, still make their mark.

Big Moves at Motorola

One of Motorola's longest-serving senior executives is joining the faculty at Northwestern University’s Segal Design Institute in July 2016. Jim Wicks, a former speaker at IDSA conferences, led the design team at Motorola Mobility for a dozen years and worked on products including the IDSA International Design Excellence Award (IDEA)-winning  Razr mobile phones.

US Supreme Court Weighs in on Samsung v Apple

Here's the latest news on Samsung v Apple, the first US Supreme Court case in more than a century involving design patents. On Dec, 6, 2016, according to PatentlyO: "In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice (Sonia) Sotomayor, the Supreme Court has reversed the Federal Circuit in this important design patent damages case.

US Supreme Court to Weigh in on Apple v Samsung

For the first time in more than a century, the US Supreme Court will hear an appeal in a design patent case that some media observers say "could set a precedent with ripple effects throughout the tech industry." On March 21, 2016, the nation's highest court agreed to hear an appeal from Samsung on what it must pay Apple in a case that contended Samsung infringed on iPhone design. The US Supreme Court could get the case in October 2016.

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