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10/09/2026

Ward Law Office LLC Interviews: Meet Founder & Registered Patent Attorney Jacob M. Ward.
Question 8: What is your proudest moment as a patent attorney?

10/08/2026

They Invented What? (No. 197)

U.S. Pat. No. 2,294,569: Pie slice lifter. JW Note: In honor of Pi Day. We hope you remember to celebrate on time (3/14 at 1:59 PM . . . Einstein’s Birthday). Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 1. A pie slice lifter, comprising a substantially triangular blade, a handle connected to one of the straight edges of the blade at a point offset with respect to a line drawn transversely through the center of the edge of the blade to which the handle is connected....

10/07/2026

Here is Ward Law Office LLC's twelfth video in our series from the seminar “You Don’t Need a Patent If…” titled: Pet Rock A Successful Fad. Enjoy!

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

For more than four decades, Merris A. Welge has strengthened his community through business development, healthcare access, nonprofit leadership, disability support services, and youth engagement.

He joins seven others in the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Read more: https://aging.ohio.gov/classof2026

10/05/2026

They Invented What? (No. 196)

U.S. Pat. No. 3,458,188: Dance belts with detachable elastic joining members. What is claimed is: 1. In combination, a pair of dance belts, each belt comprising an elongated rectangular shaped fabric body looped at one end and tapered at its other end, a rectangular buckle hingedly mounted on the looped end of the body, the tapered end having spaced aligned holes therein for selectively receiving a hook carried by the buckle, and a device on the body adjacent each end thereof for removably attaching an elongated elastic member; and a pair of elongated elastic members, each round in cross-section, and each detachably attached at one end to one of said devices on one belt and detachably attached at the other end to one of said devices on the other belt....

10/04/2026

The next time you unwrap a roll of Smarties®, take a look at how IP has helped protect the popular candy’s brand.

Smarties have been around since the 1950s and is still a popular treat shared by neighbors and friends. The company produces billions of Smarties rolls each year.

Did you know they have a candy factory in New Jersey, and another in Canada where they call the iconic candy “Rockets”?

10/03/2026

On this day in 1950, the first ever Peanuts comic strip debuted.

Peanuts appeared in over 2,600 newspapers worldwide during its 50-year history. Schulz produced 17,897 strips with the very last one published the day after his death in 2000. There have been no new strips released posthumously.

Many of the Peanuts characters were based on aspects of creator Charles Schulz’s personality and life.

🏈 Charlie Brown was modeled on Schulz himself.

🛩️ Snoopy was based on Schulz’s own pup, Spike. He was Charlie Brown’s best friend and confidante, active dreamer, and art aficionado, whose doghouse was decorated with works by Vincent Van Gogh and Andrew Wyeth.

📢 Lucy is perhaps the strongest personality in the Peanuts gang, a know-it-all who hands out advice in her front-yard psychiatrist’s booth. She was loosely based off Schulz’s friend, Louanne Van Pelt, with whom he played bridge.

💎 Linus—Lucy’s younger brother—was named after Schulz’s friend and fellow cartoonist Linus Maurer. Perpetually toting his security blanket, Linus is fiercely devoted to his teacher, Miss Othmar, whom he considers a "gem among gems."

🎁 Peppermint Patty is named after Schulz’s secretary. Wearing sandals year-round because they were a special gift from her father, she is the only member of the Peanuts gang who refers to Charlie Brown as “Chuck.”

❤️ Little Red-Haired Girl was never given a name and is never seen in the comic strip. She is Charlie Brown’s crush and based upon a real woman that Schulz proposed to marry, but she declined.

The Peanuts characters have many trademarks protecting them, including the character names, logos, and likenesses. In fact, there are at least 33 live trademarks in the register covering wordmarks such as Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

Consider registering your trademark with America’s Branding Agency. Don’t let Lucy pull the ball away from you, we have resources and guidance to help you with the filing process: https://bit.ly/4dbhB48

10/02/2026

Ward Law Office Ten Year Celebration

Congratulations to Ward Law Office LLC on 10 incredible years! We’re proud to celebrate this important milestone along with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the firm’s new office! A decade of growth and success doesn’t happen without an exceptional team behind it. We want to recognize and thank the IP professionals of Ward Law Office LLC for their…...

Congratulations to Ward Law Office LLC on 10 incredible years! We’re proud to celebrate this important milestone along with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the firm’s new office! A decade o…

10/02/2026

Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs

Nike Drops Fitness Mirror Patent Case Against Lululemon Nike has agreed to voluntarily dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against Lululemon and its Mirror fitness business following a series of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions invalidating claims across the six patents at issue. Filed in 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit alleged that Lululemon’s smart fitness mirror infringed patents covering various fitness technologies....