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. 112) December 22, 2025
    U.S. Pat. No. 4,300,473: Device for moistening the adhesive coating on postage stamps and envelopes.   What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for moistening adhesive coatings on postage material and the like, comprising:          (a) an enclosure member;          (b) an open top liquid container disposed within said enclosure member;          (c) a spring […] […]
  • Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight December 21, 2025
    Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,433,413, titled “Chair for Outdoors”, granted on October 7th, 2025. The disclosed invention relates to an outdoor chair designed for enhanced structural stability and aesthetic appeal. The chair includes a seat, a pair o […]
  • Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight December 20, 2025
    Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Findlay Machine & Tool LLC! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Design Patent No. D1097418, titled “Trash can”, granted on October 7th, 2025. This design patent discloses an ornamental design for a trash can, as illustrated in nine figures showing multiple perspectives. The patent protects the aesthetic ap […]
  • Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs December 19, 2025
    Sandisk Urges Fed. Circ. To Take On ‘Settled Expectations’ Sandisk Technologies Inc. and Western Digital Technologies Inc. have urged the Federal Circuit to intervene in what they call the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s unlawful “settled expectations” rule for denying inter partes reviews (IPRs). In their latest reply, the companies argued that the USPTO […]
  • They Invented What? (No. 111) December 18, 2025
    U.S. Pat. No. 5,675,103:  Non-lethal tetanizing weapon. JW Note:  Set phase pistols to stun. Definition : Tetanize = To affect with tetanic convulsions; produce or induce tetanus (a state of continuous muscular contraction, especially when induced artificially by rapidly repeated stimuli).     What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for applying a tetanizing ele […]