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I have attended patent and intellectual property workshop this friday morning at gulfstream. We had lot of industrial students attending the workshop and proessor Schaffeld was also there. The workshop started by talking about different kinds of patent which is design patent and utility patent. Design patent is for the design, the appearance of a product. Utility patent is for the the function, what is inside of the product. Then we learned about researching previous patent to make sure what you invented hasn't been invented before. To do this you can either go to uspto.go or google patent search. Google patent search is easier for beginners but it is less informative. So it is good to learn to use the 'uspto' search system. Then we learned about over all process of resarch, filing patent, get approve and making payment. There were lot of students asking questions. Lastly the presenter pointed out how it is important, to always mark your work with copyright. All you need to do is to put © year+ creater's name at the end of your work. It will not protect you completely but it can be a proof at the court later to some extent. What I felt about this workshop is that, I was happy it was easier to understand since it is almost exacty the same as Korean patent law. As a foreginer some workshop is difficult to understand but this one wasn't bad. Second, I think as a designer I have learned a lot about contracts, rights, and what I can do to protect my work. It was definitely worth it to wake up early on friday morning.

This coming week, my group will determine the strongest of 100+ ideas we have come up with and further develop and visualize into an actual design plan. The key is to find critical points where we could create solutions to alleviate or eliminate pain-points.

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As a result of that, I could understand how the process in The Foundery Coffee Pub works. Also, how the customer and the staff communicate and how this coffee shop resolve the problem of "take a coffee" in a very good experience. 

Stumbled across these two images. The first is someones project on their definition of service design. I found this to be nicely illustrated. The second is a helpful way on how to organize and layout personas for your presentations. I personally struggled with creating a though persona for our last project, so I'll keep this in the back of my mind for the next persona I have to create. I also enjoyed the way they laid out their info graphic, it is clear and easy to follow. Hope this helps some of you!