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 September 4, 2026Coinbase Wants Texas Court To Toss Blockchain Patent Suit Coinbase Global Inc. has asked a federal court in Texas to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit filed by VM Innovations I LLC, arguing that the seven blockchain-related patents asserted in the case are invalid because they cover abstract ideas that are not eligible for patent protection. […]
- They Invented What? (No. 187) September 3, 2026U.S. Pat. No. 6,113,940: Cannabinoid patch and method for cannabis transdermal delivery. We claim: 1. A method of delivering cannabis to the bloodstream of a person comprising the steps of: A. Providing a transdermal preparation containing cannabis; B. Providing a backing layer selected from the group consisting of a patch, strip, bandag […]
- Patently Good Ideas: Trademark Q&A – How does trademark registration differ between countries? September 2, 2026In 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 September 1, 2026Google Accused Of Plundering Car Photos To Train AI Ad Tool Evox Productions LLC has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that the company used hundreds of thousands of Evox’s copyrighted automotive images without authorization to train its AI image generation tool, […]
- They Invented What? (No. 186) August 31, 2026U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,111: Safety system for removing a rider from a vehicle by deploying a parachute. What is claimed is: 1. Apparatus comprising: a drag-inducing device affixed to a rider for lifting the rider from a vehicle and reducing the rider’s velocity after separation from the vehicle; an active deployment system connected […] […]