Joel Delman, Informed Innovation Inc.

Formerly a corporate lawyer, I graduated Harvard Law School and later earned a Master's in Industrial Design at Pratt Institute. From toys to complex medical devices, I've spent nearly 30 years guiding innovation through strategic product development, and have helped hundreds of clients bridge the elusive gap between creative insight and commercial success.

As design consultant to a broad range of markets and industries, I keep my finger on the pulse of critical trends in consumer electronics, medical devices, transportation, IOT, toys, and a host of other product categories. With clients including LG Electronics, Swingline, Kimberly Clark, Olympus, Qualcomm, Novartis, Fisher Price, Blackberry, Dell, Intel, Disney and Hallmark, I bring that foundation of understanding to my work as design expert witness, and it has proven invaluable to developing effective litigation strategies and legal arguments.

The focus of my work includes the design of compelling aesthetic solutions and brands, as well as the development of novel features, functionality, and business models which allow clients to engage user needs and capitalize on profitable market opportunities. I'm named inventor on over 40 US design and utility patents, and serve as Chair of The Industrial Designers Society of America's (IDSA) Design Protection Committee.

I have served as expert witness on over 30 cases involving design patents, trade dress and utility patents, for which I have written expert reports on infringement, validity and article of manufacture, and provided deposition and court testimony.

Industrial design expert witness and litigation support relating to: Design Patent Infringement | Design Patent Validity | Utility Patent Infringement | Utility Patent Validity | Trade Dress | Article of Manufacture | Functionality | Secondary Meaning | Likelihood of Confusion