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Jake Ward
Phone: (419) 874-1100
28366 Kensington Lane
Perrysburg
OH
43551
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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
Jake Ward
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari today (courtesy of SCOTUS Blog) in the case Bilski v. Doll. See previous AT! coverage of Bilski here, here, and here. In short, the CAFC in Bilski has held that business methods are not patentable unless they satisfy the machine-or-transformation ...
Jake Ward
Well, we originally weren’t going to post a link to Gene Quinn’s recent IPWatchdog poll on the top patent law blogs (in which AT! was kindly named), in an effort to not overtly ”skew” or “boost” our ratings. However, we have succumbed to the pressure. After all,...
Jake Ward
Continuing our earlier discussions on how art may be submitted to the USPTO by third parties for pending patent applications (see post on Protests here, and post on Third Party Submissions here), one option to be considered is the so-called “poor man’s opposition”. The poor man...
exerchair
U.S. Pat. No. 7,137,935: Office gym exercise kit. What is claimed is: 1. An exercise kit for attachment to a chair having a central post, a base, and a chair back support, said exercise kit comprising: (a) a generally T-shaped flexible body constructed of flexible fabric, the top of the T...
personmuffler
U.S. Pat. No. 4,834,212: Sound muffler for covering the mouth. We claim: 1. A human sound muffler and indicator comprising a unitary body adapted to be grasped and manipulated by a user, at least one end of said body comprising a saddle shaped body of compliant sound absorbing foam material ad...