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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 14, 2025
    GSK Doesn’t Have To Explain COVID Vax Claims For Moderna In a key development in GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) patent infringement suit against Moderna Inc. over COVID-19 vaccine technology, the court’s special master has rejected Moderna’s bid to compel more detailed infringement allegations. In an order made public Wednesday, special master Monté T. Squire concl […]
  • They Invented What? (No. 101) November 13, 2025
    U.S. Pat. No. 7,090,268:   Dog waste catcher and holder.   What is claimed is: 1. A dog waste catcher and holder comprising:           a loop shaped device;           a carrying rod;           means of securing the loop shaped device to an end of the carrying rod in parallel fashion; and           a plastic bag placed […]
  • Patently Good Ideas: Trademark Q&A – How long does trademark protection last? November 12, 2025
    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 November 11, 2025
    Energy 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, 2025
    U.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 […] […]