Anticipate This!


Anticipate This! is "a patent law blog providing thought-provoking commentary ... with a dash of irreverent humor."

Author: The authors are Jacob M. Ward and Michael E. Dockins of Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller near Toledo, Ohio.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • Law Firm • Law Professor • Humor

Recent Posts from Anticipate This!


  • Bilski-Hitler Satirical Video.

    JW Note:  Hat-tips to Zura’s 271 Blog and IPBIZ.  Hilarious spoof on Youtube related to the ongoing Bilski v. Kappos case being considered at the SCOTUS.  Apparently some patent attorney has had way too much time…

  • NYT Op-Ed – Inventing a Better Patent System.

    An interesting op-ed article at the New York Times this week by Robert C. Pozen, the chairman of MFS Investment Management and a lecturer at Harvard Business School, on reforming the patent system in the…

  • They Invented What? (No. 153)

    U.S. Pat. No. 5,741,240: Float tube urinal.   What is claimed is: 1. A containment device for receiving and containing urine and being capable of direct attachment and support along a leg of an individual…

  • “Patentable Subject Matter After the Bilski Oral Argument” Webcast – November 19, 2009.

    The American University, Washington College of Law (WCL) is cosponsoring a program on November 19, 2009, titled “Patentable Subject Matter After the Bilski Oral Argument”.  Per the WCL website: A Telecast by the Program on Information…

  • USPTO Director Kappos Launches Blog.

    Per this press release today at the USPTO:  Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos today launched a blog to foster a direct…