Legal Blogs
Mr. Ward is the founding author of the legal blog “Anticipate This!” which provides light commentary on the practice of patent law, trademark law, and science & technology.
He is also the Webmaster for the Toledo Intellectual Property Law Association (TIPLA).
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight November 1, 2025Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Crushproof Tubing Company! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,329,080, titled “Plant Support Clip”, granted on June 17th, 2025. The disclosed invention relates to a plant support device designed to secure and guide plant growth without causing damage. The device consists of two main clip […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs October 31, 2025GoPro Beats Infringement Claims In $174M Camera IP Trial A California federal jury has cleared GoPro of patent infringement claims in a high-stakes $174 million lawsuit brought by Contour IP Holding LLC over video camera technology. The case, nearly a decade in the making, centered on two patents related to livestreaming capabilities. Although U.S. District […]
- They Invented What? (No. 97) October 30, 2025U.S. Pat. No. 3,962,748: TV control device. What is claimed is: 1. A TV control device for rotating a dial of a TV set, from an area distant from the set, said TV control device comprising a rod-like member of variable adjustable length having a handle at one end, said rod-like member being independent […]
- Patently Good Ideas: Invention Q&A – How can I use confidentiality agreements or NDAs to protect my invention? October 29, 2025In this video series from Ward Law Office | Registered Patent Attorneys, Founding Member Jake Ward answers basic questions about patents, trademarks, and inventing in a rapid fire and unscripted format!
- Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs October 28, 2025Photo Editing Software Co. Faces Patent Infringement Suit Artificial Intelligence Industry Association Inc. (AIIA) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in a North Carolina federal court against Exposure Software LLC, formerly known as Alien Skin Software. AIIA alleges that Exposure has knowingly infringed three of its U.S. patents — Nos. 8,965,121; 8,508, […]