Robert John Anders is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America and the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society with more than 40 years of professional experience. Mr. Anders has been retained as an
Industrial Design Expert for over 17 years.
During his academic career as a tenured Professor at Pratt Institute, he lectured internationally and had written and taught Universal Design and the ADA.
Mr. Anders' Areas of Expertise Include:
- Industrial Design - Consumer Product, Furniture, Packaging and Retail Design
- Human Factors
- ADA and Design Management
- Intellectual Property - utility and design patents, trademarks, trade dress and copyright infringement
At What Point in Time Should an Industrial Design Expert Be Retained in a Lawsuit?
Because of the current economic climate, I understand that clients are directing their attorneys to hold off retaining the services of experts until the very last minute, thereby supposedly holding down expert costs. Is this really to anyone’s advantage? Does this practice actually save any money?
