I'm like the father of a set of crazy twins who just went to college far far away somewhere; those crazy kids are my patents, and right now they are at the stage where they don't call home much. I usually have absolutely no idea what is going on with them.
Yesterday, I got a call home, and boy was it a good one! My patents have been issued a Notice of Allowance (NOA) by the United States Patent Office. A NOA means that they have survived all the challenges posed by the examiners. This Opposition Period, is like a cross examination of the witness, where the patent office makes sure your claims line up, and don't mess with any pre-existing claims. Once you've survived this stage, there are only a few more formalities and then you get your registration.
My little babies are all grown up!!!
On the same day Rose had a gymnastics meet too! So, all my babies are all grown up.