Registered United States Patent Attorney
Blogs - Jacob M. Ward, Esq.
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).
Anticipate This! | Patent and Trademark Law Blog
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:28:42 +0000
Jake Ward on Feb 21, 2010 10:27AM
NY Times Article ? Turning Patents Into ?Invention Capital?.
An interesting article today at the New York Times, detailing an interview with Nathan MyhrvoldatIntellectual Ventures.
Intellectual Ventures isa self-proclaimed ?invention company? located in Bellevue, Washington. Nathan Myhrvold,an ex-Microsoft executive, founded the companyin 2000with the goal to nurture fundamental innovation and invention. To date, Intellectual Ventures has acquired at least30,000 patents. Intellectual Ventures’ activities are not [...]
Jake Ward on Feb 19, 2010 01:37PM
Integrating LinkedIn With Outlook Email.
Per this story earlier in the week at the San Francisco Chronicle, Microsoft Outlook users now have the option of integrating their LinkedIn accounts with their Outlook email via a “Outlook Social Connector” now available from Microsoft.
Upon downloading and installing the Outlook Social Connector, Outlook will aggregate contactinformation from both the user’sLinkedIn and Outlook accounts. [...]
Jake Ward on Feb 17, 2010 12:33PM
Does a Career at the USPTO Speak to You?
The USPTO has recently launched a targeted effort to recruit Examiners. Per this announcement at the USPTO:
Work for the largest Intellectual Property Rights Firm in the United States – United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Discover an exciting career with theUSPTO as a Patent Examiner! A career as a Patent Examiner is filled with [...]
Jake Ward on Feb 17, 2010 12:04PM
U.S. Pat. No. 7,631,404:Easy inter burial container.
What is claimed is:
1. A burial container for interment of a deceased comprising:
a hull having a length, an open first end, a closed second end, an outer surface, and an interior for receiving the deceased, the outer surface tapering along the length from the first end to the [...]
Jake Ward on Feb 10, 2010 08:14AM
U.S. Pat. No. 6,313,371: Flatulence deodorizer.
What is claimed is:
1. An apparatus for absorbing flatulence odor to be worn close to the body of a user, comprising:
a) a pad having a first elongated end and a second enlarged end, said enlarged end being circular in shape;
b) a first layer of activated charcoal cloth [...]