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).
- They Invented What? (No. 142) March 30, 2026U.S. Pat. No. 6,805,607: Scented doll with the appearance of an aged person. What is claimed is: 1. A doll comprising: a permeable body covering, wherein said permeable body covering includes a torso portion, a pair of arm portions, a pair of leg portions, and wherein said permeable body covering is sewn to form […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlights March 29, 2026Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Mediview XR, Inc.! We proudly celebrate the issuance of Utility Patent No. 12,527,631, titled “Real Time Fused Holographic Visualization And Guidance For Deployment Of Structural Heart Repair Or Replacement Product”, granted on January 20th, 2026. This patent describes a system and method that uses augmented reality […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlights March 28, 2026Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Wrays Pty Ltd! We proudly celebrate the issuance of Utility Patent No. 12,533,455, titled “System and Method of Haemodialysis”, granted on January 27th, 2026. The utility patent describes a method and system for removing specific target substances from a patient’s blood using a selective binding and filtration appro […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs March 27, 2026Cipla To Hold Off On Pediatric Cancer Drug Generic Until 2033 Fennec Pharmaceuticals and Cipla Ltd. have agreed to settle a patent infringement dispute involving a pediatric cancer drug, according to a joint announcement reported by Law360. As part of the settlement, Cipla will delay launching a generic version of Fennec’s drug Pedmark until Sept. […]
- They Invented What? (No. 141) March 26, 2026U.S. Pat. No. 260,379: Grave-signal. Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is – 1. A grave signal the essential features whereof are a tube leading to the coffin or casket, a signal-flag therein, a spring by which said signal-flag may be […]