Anyone who is (a) sad that Halloween is over; (b) needs some unique holiday gift ideas; and/or (c) ever took apart their action figures or dolls as a child or invented macabre versions of board games will be sure to enjoy this playfully twisted lecture, a virtual visit to the mechanized underbelly of the Island of Lost Toys!

Tonight’s illustrated lecture will address invention, innovation and intellectual property by way of creepily-portrayed dolls and death-themed games rather than the pharmaceutical, computer and telecommunications technologies so often associated with patents. Necessity may be the mother of invention, but the morbid imaginations of these special inventors and the artists who render their creations will be showcased for the amusement and enrichment of all!

Eric “Indin” Bleich is a Registered Patent Attorney at an international law firm, and holds a law degree from Brooklyn Law School and a biomedical engineering degree from the Johns Hopkins University. In addition to procuring patents and trademarks for his clients in the toy, medical device and fashion industries, Eric is a writer, photographer, toy collector, mixed media artist, costume designer and fanatic fan of the fearful, fanciful and farcical.