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).

• USPTO ushers in new era with introduction of electronic patent grants. February 27, 2023
  Via Press Release from USPTO – February 27, 2023 WASHINGTON—Beginning April 18, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is shifting towards issuing paper waste-reducing electronic patent grants (eGrants) to patent recipients—a new process that delivers the official copy of patent grants in an electronic format. We will provide a bound paper versio […]
• Startup Bootcamp (OneSixOne Ventures x JumpStart) February 11, 2023
  Startup Bootcamp is a 1 day workshop teaching startup founder’s everything from ideation to raising capital for your startup STARTUP BOOTCAMP OneSixOne Ventures has partnered with JumpStart Inc. to bring a FREE one-day workshop on how to launch your startup and raise capital. This is an extensive full day workshop that will cover the basics […]
• Beware of spoofed calls that impersonate the USPTO. February 1, 2023
  Press release from USPTO today:
• Docketing Specialist at Ward Law Office, Full-time Remote Position January 26, 2023
  Ward Law Office LLC (WLO) is a virtual “IP boutique” law firm with attorneys and staff located primarily in Ohio and Michigan. WLO has an immediate opening for a Docketing Specialist with 2+ years’ experience in IP docketing. This position will report to the Operations Manager and will assist with docketing of all legal matters of the law […]
• USPTO introduces new tool to help creators identify their intellectual property. January 18, 2023
  Press Release from USPTO