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. 148) April 20, 2026
    U.S. Pat. No. 6,865,843:  Portable Electrical Mouse Trap. JW Note:  This is a first for our TIW? series . . . a repeat!  This TIW? originally debuted as TIW? No. 6, back on June 28, 2006.  However, in view of the aweseome video below by Daniel Wright at Patently Silly, recently found at Youtube, we […]
  • They Invented What? (No. 147) April 16, 2026
    U.S. Patent No. 6,929,164: Neck wrap/brace for holding items and belt article holder for same.   What is claimed is: 1. A neck wrap/brace for holding items, comprising: a neck strap adapted to be wrapped about a neck of a person; a securing arrangement for securing together opposite ends of the neck strap in a […]
  • They Invented What? (No. 146) April 13, 2026
    U.S. Pat. No. 6,681,419:  Forehead support apparatus.   What is claimed is: 1. A forehead support for resting a standing user’s forehead above a wall mounted urinal comprising: a mounting member adapted for substantially permanent attachment to an upright bathroom wall above the urinal; a forehead support member attached to and extending from said mounting m […]
  • Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs April 10, 2026
    Axion Cleared Of False Advertising Before Agilent Patent Trial A Delaware federal court granted summary judgment in favor of Axion BioSystems on false advertising claims brought by Agilent Technologies under the Lanham Act, finding no genuine dispute of material fact that Axion’s advertising deceived customers. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Chris […]
  • They Invented What? (No. 145) April 9, 2026
    U.S. Patent No. 3,307,285:  Pneumatic method for catching or scaring fish.   What is claimed is: 1.  A method of preventing movement of aquatic organisms in a body of water toward a prohibited region thereof comprising:  placing at least one pneumatic shock wave generating device in said body of water between said prohibited region and […]