Ward Law Office LLC

What Ward Law Office LLC does

Ward Law Office LLC is a privately held boutique intellectual property law firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tiffin, Ohio, with a second office in Southfield, Michigan. The firm specializes in patent preparation and prosecution, trademark preparation and prosecution, legal opinions (patentability, infringement, validity, freedom-to-practice, trademark clearance), IP strategy and portfolio management, and copyright services, serving a client base that spans independent inventors and small businesses up to Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Canada, and worldwide (via relationships with foreign IP law firms). Its attorneys are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (non-resident), and multiple U.S. State Bars, and the team carries advanced technical credentials (PhDs in biochemistry and immunology; degrees in mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering) that enable prosecution across mechanical, chemical, electrical, life sciences, biotechnology, medical device, and software disciplines.

The firm's core products are professional legal services rather than packaged software, but it has developed two proprietary client-facing tools: a secure, password-protected Invention Disclosure System for confidential submission of invention details, and an IP Wizard interactive educational tool for navigating IP protection processes. Supporting infrastructure includes LawPay and Affirm integrations for client payment processing, with advance payments and retainers held in a client trust account. The firm has scaled to "over 30 professionals" including founding member Jacob M. Ward, multiple managing attorneys, senior attorneys, associates, of counsel, law clerks, a business manager, a docketing manager, legal assistants, docketing specialists, an accounting advisor, and administrative staff.

Ward Law generates revenue through traditional professional services billing: hourly or fixed-fee engagements for patent and trademark prosecution, legal opinions, and IP strategy work, with free initial consultations as the customer acquisition front end. Its go-to-market is primarily content- and relationship-driven, anchored by the "Anticipate This!" legal blog, a partnership with the Michigan Inventors Coalition's Annual Inventors Summit, adjunct teaching at the University of Toledo College of Law and Tiffin University, and a recurring speaker circuit across inventor clubs, chambers of commerce, business incubators, and public libraries. The firm operates as a founder-owned LLC with no venture capital, private equity, or parent-company ownership disclosed.

Name

Ward Law Office LLC

Legal name

Ward Law Office LLC

Website

https://wardpatent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ward Law Office LLC is a privately held boutique intellectual property law firm with offices in Tiffin, Ohio and Southfield, Michigan, providing patent and trademark prosecution, legal opinions, and IP strategy services to independent inventors, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. and worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intellectual Property Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Patent Prosecution & Portfolio Management (BPAHAMAA)

Keywords

• Patent prosecution services
• Trademark registration services
• Intellectual property law
• Patent application drafting
• IP legal opinions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiffin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Patent Prosecution: Preparation and prosecution of patent applications in mechanical, chemical, and electrical technical disciplines. Includes legal opinions on patentability, infringement, and patent validity.
2. Legal Services - Trademark Prosecution: Preparation and prosecution of trademark applications, trademark clearance opinions, and trademark registration services.
3. Payment Processing: Online payment portal accepting debit/credit cards, e-checks, with financing options through Affirm/LawPay. Advance payments and retainers deposited in client trust account.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ward Law Office LLC is a boutique law firm specializing in patent and trademark law. The firm prepares and prosecutes patent applications across mechanical, chemical, electrical, software, medical device, and biochemical disciplines, and handles trademark applications, clearance, and registration. It also provides legal opinions on patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom-to-practice, plus IP strategy, portfolio management, copyright registration, and foreign IP coordination through partner firms.

Product overview

Ward Law Office LLC is a boutique intellectual property law firm offering a unified suite of legal services centered on patent and trademark protection. The firm's core offerings include patent preparation and prosecution (utility, design, and plant patents), trademark services, legal opinions on patentability and infringement, IP strategy and portfolio management, and copyright assistance. Supporting these services are proprietary tools including the Invention Disclosure System (a secure client portal for submitting invention details) and the IP Wizard (an interactive educational tool). The firm also provides worldwide IP protection through partnerships with foreign law firms, serving clients ranging from independent inventors to Fortune 500 companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patent Preparation and Prosecution

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients served range from independent inventors to Fortune 500 companies

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Michigan Inventors CoalitioncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 July 2026Ward Law provides technical assistance to the Michigan Inventors Coalition's Annual Inventors Summit, a premier event bringing together over 300 innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors. The firm supports the 'Spin, Pitch, & Sell' pitch competition with cash prizes and professional guidance for inventors presenting their innovations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Banner & Witcoff: Chicago-headquartered IP boutique with strong patent prosecution and trademark practice across electrical, mechanical, and software technologies. Directly comparable on boutique IP model and Midwest presence.
• Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt: Virginia-based IP boutique handling patent prosecution and post-grant proceedings across diverse technical disciplines. Comparable boutique IP prosecution focus to Ward Law.
• Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks: Boston-based IP boutique law firm specializing in patent prosecution, trademark prosecution, and IP litigation with strong technical bench across electrical, mechanical, chemical, and biotech arts. Highly comparable boutique IP model to Ward Law.
• Harness Dickey & Pierce: Michigan-based IP boutique (Southfield/Troy) with deep patent prosecution practice in mechanical, electrical, and automotive technologies — directly comparable to Ward Law's Michigan office focus and automotive-adjacent technical bench.
• Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox: DC-based IP boutique focused on patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and IP strategy across electrical, mechanical, chemical, and biotech technologies. Closely aligned with Ward Law on technical specialization and boutique IP prosecution model.
• McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff: Chicago-based IP boutique with deep patent prosecution bench across biotech, chemical, electrical, and mechanical disciplines. Highly comparable boutique IP prosecution model to Ward Law, with similar Midwest geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Polsinelli: Full-service national law firm with a sizable IP practice group handling patent and trademark prosecution. Comparable to Ward Law on patent prosecution services, but operates as a broad incumbent across multiple legal disciplines.
• Fish & Richardson: One of the largest U.S. IP-focused law firms with hundreds of attorneys handling patent prosecution, litigation, and post-grant proceedings across all technical disciplines. Directly comparable to Ward Law on patent prosecution services, but operates at significantly greater scale.
• Finnegan: Major U.S. IP law firm specializing in patent prosecution, litigation, and trademark prosecution with deep technical expertise across chemical, electrical, mechanical, and biotech disciplines. Comparable to Ward Law on full-service IP offerings, but at much larger national/international scale.

Others

• Anaqua: Provider of IP management and analytics software used by corporate IP departments and law firms. Adjacent to Ward Law's core patent prosecution business as a technology/ecosystem participant serving similar IP stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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