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 November 11, 2025Energy Data Co. Says Info Supply Cut-Off Was Justified An energy data access dispute has escalated into parallel legal battles between ElectraLink and Perse Technology Ltd.. ElectraLink — owned by a consortium of British power companies — has denied wrongfully cutting Perse off from its data supply, arguing that Perse repeatedly breached their contract by [… […]
- They Invented What? (No. 100) November 10, 2025U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,697: Mouse pad with beverage holder. What is claimed is: 1. A mouse pad, comprising a generally rectangular sheet of mouse pad material having associated therewith a retaining means for retaining a beverage container, wherein said generally rectangular sheet also has a notch formed therein and a projection extending therefrom, and […] […]
- WLO Client MST secures Trademark Registration for being included in Peacock’s hit TV show ‘The Paper’ November 10, 2025Ward Law Office client Madison Street Tavern (MST) received a surprise when their Dry Rub chips were spotted in the hit show ‘The Paper’ on Peacock. The poster for ‘The Paper’ a TV mockumentary sitcom set in the same universe as ‘The Office’ The Paper is a mockumentary-style sitcom created by Greg Daniels and Michael […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight November 9, 2025Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Beijing Gaowo IP Firm! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,361,516, titled “Tactile Pattern Super Resolution Reconstruction Method and Acquisition System”, granted on July 15th, 2025. The disclosure introduces an innovative tactile pattern Super Resolution (SR) reconstruction method and a […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight November 8, 2025Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Brian Chisholm! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,357,893 , titled “Dynamic Rowing Machine”, granted on July 15th, 2025. A new dynamic rowing machine has been designed to closely replicate the natural motion of a rower in a rowing scull. Unlike traditional static ergometers, this […] […]