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08/28/2026

Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs

'White Lotus' Creator Accused Of Lifting Script For 'Migration' A California federal lawsuit alleges that Universal City Studios, Illumination Entertainment, and filmmaker Mike White unlawfully copied protected elements of screenwriter Kenneth Giavara's award-winning screenplay, South for the Winter, to create the 2023 animated film Migration. Giavara claims his screenplay, which won first place in the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition in 2011 and was widely circulated throughout Hollywood, was accessible to the defendants years before…...

‘White Lotus’ Creator Accused Of Lifting Script For ‘Migration’ A California federal lawsuit alleges that Universal City Studios, Illumination Entertainment, and filmmaker M…

08/28/2026

Ward Law Office LLC Interviews: Meet Founder & Registered Patent Attorney Jacob M. Ward.

Question 3: What motivated you to continue in intellectual property and eventually start your own firm?

08/28/2026

Public Service Announcement from Ward Law Office | Registered Patent Attorneys

🪂 The Patent Parachute

A parachute is packed long before anyone needs it.

If it's packed correctly, nobody talks about it.

If it's packed incorrectly, you discover the problem after you've already jumped.

Patents work the same way.

The quality of a patent isn't truly tested when it's filed. It's tested years later when a competitor copies your innovation, an investor performs due diligence, or your business depends on enforcing your rights.

Which raises an important question:

Would you trust AI to pack your parachute?

AI is a powerful tool. We use it ourselves. But when the stakes are high, professional judgment, experience, and strategy still matter.

You wouldn't let AI pack your parachute.

Don't blindly depend on AI to write your patent.

The stakes are too high.

If you'd like to discuss patents, trademarks, or intellectual property strategy, schedule a no-charge consultation with the IP professionals at Ward Law Office LLC:

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🪂 The Patent ParachuteA parachute is packed long before anyone ne...

08/27/2026

Founder and Patent Attorney Jake Ward from Ward Law Office LLC was pleased to participate yesterday in a panel discussion at the Startup Symposium hosted by Project Medtech in Philadelphia. The discussion was lively, engaging, and packed with valuable perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing innovators, investors, and companies in the medical technology space.

A sincere thank you to Lindsey Dinneen, MBA, MS, Director of Marketing & Engagement, and Duane Mancini, M. Sc. CEO of Project MedTech, for the invitation and for organizing another outstanding event.

Special thanks as well to the entire Project MedTech team for creating a forum that brings together entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and advisors to advance innovation and improve patient care. Looking forward to continuing the conversation and supporting the medtech ecosystem in the months ahead.

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08/27/2026

They Invented What? (No. 185)

U.S. Pat. No. 6,241,575: Brassiere having integrated inflatable bladders for the holding of comestible liquids. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, useful, and non-obvious and, accordingly, secure by letters patent by the United States is: 1. A system for the securement of comestible liquids within cups of a bra, the system comprising: (a) at least one a bra cup;...

U.S. Pat. No. 6,241,575: Brassiere having integrated inflatable bladders for the holding of comestible liquids. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, useful, and non-obvious and,…

08/26/2026

Here is Ward Law Office LLC's seventh video in our series from the seminar “You Don’t Need a Patent If…” titled: Experimental Use. Enjoy!

08/25/2026

Patently Good Ideas® : IP Briefs

Justices Won't Hear Mom's Copyrighted School Survey Fight The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving a Kentucky mother's effort to obtain a copyrighted student mental-health survey from her child's school district, leaving intact a Sixth Circuit ruling that the dispute belongs in state court rather than federal court. The case centered on whether the Copyright Act's fair use doctrine permits a parent to receive a copy of a copyrighted document through a state open-records request....

08/24/2026

They Invented What? (No. 184)

U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,007: Thumb guard novelty device. What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 1. A thumb guard novelty device, comprising, a flexible thumb receiving sheath having an entrance opening end spaced from a forward end, with the entrance opening end directed into a sheath cavity, and…...

U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,007: Thumb guard novelty device. What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 1. A thumb guard novelty device…

08/23/2026

Ward Law Office LLC Interviews: Meet Founder & Registered Patent Attorney Jacob M. Ward.

Question 2: What or who inspired you to pursue intellectual property and patent law?