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® : IP Briefs January 23, 2026
  Boeing Says Colo. Co. Waived Privilege For Shared Docs Boeing has asked a Washington federal judge to rule that Wilson Aerospace waived attorney-client privilege and work-product protection over roughly 220 documents that Wilson inadvertently produced during discovery in their ongoing dispute. Wilson, a Colorado company accusing Boeing of misappropriating pr […]
• They Invented What? (No. 123) January 22, 2026
  U.S. Pat. No. 7,258,592:  Santa Claus visit kit. JW Note:  Wishing a Happy Holidays to all!  See you in 2009!   What is claimed is: 1. A kit for creating an illusion that suggests a Santa Claus visit in a premises, said kit comprising:          a) items revealed to a child audience comprising                     i) […]
• Patently Good Ideas: Patent Q&A – What is a provisional patent application and should I consider filing one? January 21, 2026
  In 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 January 20, 2026
  USPTO, DOJ Tell ITC To Limit Exceptions In Netlist Case The USPTO and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division filed a rare joint public-interest comment in Netlist’s ITC case accusing Google, Samsung, and Super Micro of importing products that infringe six Netlist memory-technology patents. Although they did not address the merits of the dispute, […]
• They Invented What? (No. 122) January 19, 2026
  U.S. Pat. No. 4,432,545:  Non-lethal cock fighting system.     What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus for conducting and scoring cock fights between two combating birds, said apparatus comprising, in combination:           (a) individual switch means mounted upon each leg of each bird in place of or in covering relation to the natural spur, each […]