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Jake Ward
Phone: (419) 874-1100
28366 Kensington Lane
Perrysburg
OH
43551
United States
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- Patent Law
Professional Experience
- Patent Attorney, Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller, LLC (2006-Present)
- Patent Attorney, Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC (2005-2006)
- Materials Chemist, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (2000-2005)
Education
- J.D., University of Toledo College of Law
- B.S., Biochemistry, University of Dayton
Recent Articles
welker
The generic terms “mechanism,” “means,” “element,” and “device,” do not connote sufficiently definite structure to avoid means-plus-function treatment. (Fed. Cir. 2008, 08-1169) The U.S. District Court (E.D. Virginia) granted summary judgment of...
alltop1
A new website called Alltop has recently been brought to our attention. Alltop is billed as an “online magazine rack” that aggregates RSS feeds about popular topics. Patent practitioners and inventors may find Patents.Alltop and Innovation.Alltop particularly interesting and useful ...
scvisitkit
U.S. Pat. No. 7,258,592: Santa Claus visit kit. JW Note: Wishing a Happy Holidays to all! See you in 2009! What is claimed is: 1. A kit for creating an illusion that suggests a Santa Claus visit in a premises, said kit comprising: a) items revealed to a child audience comprising ...
Jake Ward
An interesting practice note we thought we’d share. Per MPEP 1126: The publication fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.18(d) must be paid in each application published (or scheduled to be published) under 35 U.S.C. 122(b) before a patent will be granted on the application. . . . Applicant is required t...
44allowancerate
There is a new patent blog on the scene, dedicated to a discussion of patent law issues and strategies. The blog is titled Inventive Step and is authored by registered patent attorney Matthew R. Osenga, from Richmond, Virginia. We have been reading Inventive Step posts over the past week or so, an...