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 13, 2026DoorDash Gets Ameranth’s Menu Patent Axed By Alice A Delaware federal judge has dismissed Ameranth Inc.’s lawsuit accusing DoorDash Inc. of infringing its online-ordering patent, finding the asserted patent invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court’s Alice framework. In his order, U.S. District Judge John Campbell Barker concluded that the patent—U.S. Patent No. […]
- They Invented What? (No. 120) January 12, 2026U.S. Pat. No. 4,934,420: Gravy separating device. JW Note: Wishing you a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving holiday. What is claimed is: 1. A device for separating liquids having different specific gravities, comprising: a funnel-like separating member having a funnel section, an opening in an upper end of said funnel section and conduit means coupled […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight January 11, 2026Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Beijing Gaowo IP Firm! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,454,651, titled “Method for regulating quality of oil derived from plastic wastes by supercritical hydrothermal liquefaction”, granted on October 28th, 2025. The disclosure describes a method for improving the quality of oils prod […]
- Patently Good Ideas® : Innovator Spotlight January 10, 2026Congratulations to Ward Law Office client, Bee Advantage LLC! We proudly celebrate the issuance of U.S. Utility Patent No. 12,439,896, titled “Robotic system and method for application of health-based product”, granted on October 14th, 2025. This patent describes a robotic system designed to autonomously deliver a health-based product—such as treatments for […]
- Patently Good Ideas®: IP Briefs January 9, 2026Warner Music, Suno Settle AI Suit, Unveil Partnership Warner Music Group (WMG) and AI music startup Suno have entered a new partnership that simultaneously resolves WMG’s copyright lawsuit against the company. Announced on Nov. 25, 2025, the deal is described by WMG as a “first-of-its-kind” collaboration combining its music and artist-development expertise w […]