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).
- They Invented What? (No. 82) January 18, 2019Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog: U.S. Pat. No. 5,832,911: Less lethal weapon attachable to lethal weapon. JW Note: To quote Miracle Max from The Princess Bride, “It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead.” What is claimed is: 1. A less lethal weapon including a barrel…
- They Invented What? (No. 81) January 9, 2019Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog: U.S. Pat. No. 7,108,178: Method of stopping a stolen car without a high-speed chase, utilizing a bar code. What is claimed is: 1. A stopping method of a stolen car, without high speed chasing, comprised of three steps of: 1) scanning the barcode of…
- They Invented What? (No. 80) January 6, 2019Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog: U.S. Pat. No. 7,016,828: Text-to-scene conversion. Abstract: The invention relates to a method of converting a set of words into a three-dimensional scene description, which may then be rendered into three-dimensional images. The invention may generate arbitrary scenes in response to […]
- They Invented What? (No. 79) January 6, 2019Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog: U.S. Pat. No. 5,023,850: Clock for keeping time at a rate other than human time. JW Note: Wishing you a Prosperous and Happy New Year 2008! What is claimed is: 1. A clock for keeping animal time, wherein animal time is defined as human…
- They Invented What? (No. 78) December 19, 2018Originally posted on Anticipate This!™ | Patent and Trademark Law Blog: U.S. Pat. No. 5,523,741: Santa Claus Detector. JW Note: Wishing a Happy Holidays to all! See you in 2008! What is claimed is: 1. A children’s novelty device for detecting when an entity enters a dwelling comprising: a decorative Christmas stocking having a…