On Sunday, April 13th, my roommate, Jon, and I went for an afternoon bike ride on the Mt. Vernon Trail. A google map of the trail can be found here. The trail is about 18 miles long. The trail follows the Virginia Potomac River shoreline from George Washington's Estate at Mt. Vernon to Theodore Roosevelt Island. The part of the trail we rode was from Old Town Alexandria to George Washington's Estate at Mt. Vernon. The day was beautiful with temperatures in the high 70s with a light, refreshing breeze. You could hear the waves of the Potomac River hitting the shore. The smell of grilling slid past our noses when we biked past recreational areas. The path was not as flat as many bike paths I have ridden. After the last hill climb, I could feel my heart pounding, I can't remember the last time that happened to me on a bike ride. While Jon and I waited at George Washington's Estate at Mt. Vernon, I saw a man wearing a RAGBRAI biking shirt. We started talking about RAGBRAI. He loved it and plans on doing it again someday. He said RAGBRAI is so much better than other states' bike trips across their state. After a riding day in the other states' bike trips, people just go to their little area to read a book or stay by themselves. This is almost the polar opposite of RAGBRAI, which is part of the reason he is why is drawn to RAGBRAI. Eventually, Jon and I biked back home. The total trip was about 23 miles. Overall the trip was tiring, but enjoyable for me.
Examiner's Answer
Last biweek, I wrote my first Examiner's Answer. In the process of obtaining a patent, a claim or claims of the applicant may be twice rejected by the Patent Office through the Patent Examiner (e.g. me). When a claim or claims is twice rejected, the applicant can appeal the case to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board). When the applicant appeals and wants the case decided by the Board, the applicant submits an appeal brief stating why the Patent Office erred in its analysis and thus the rejection be removed from the application. In which case, the application will be become a patent. After the appeal brief is filed, the Patent Office may decide to send the case to Board, in which case the Patent Examiner in the case writes an Examiner's Answer (basically a brief by the Patent Office stating why the rejection on the record is correct, thus no patent is to be granted in the application) in response to the applicants appeal brief. In one of my cases, I wrote such an Examiner's Answer. It will be exciting to see if I am affirmed or reversed. The decision will probably take awhile as the current time to get a decision from the Board is about 2 years.
Examiner's Answer
Last biweek, I wrote my first Examiner's Answer. In the process of obtaining a patent, a claim or claims of the applicant may be twice rejected by the Patent Office through the Patent Examiner (e.g. me). When a claim or claims is twice rejected, the applicant can appeal the case to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board). When the applicant appeals and wants the case decided by the Board, the applicant submits an appeal brief stating why the Patent Office erred in its analysis and thus the rejection be removed from the application. In which case, the application will be become a patent. After the appeal brief is filed, the Patent Office may decide to send the case to Board, in which case the Patent Examiner in the case writes an Examiner's Answer (basically a brief by the Patent Office stating why the rejection on the record is correct, thus no patent is to be granted in the application) in response to the applicants appeal brief. In one of my cases, I wrote such an Examiner's Answer. It will be exciting to see if I am affirmed or reversed. The decision will probably take awhile as the current time to get a decision from the Board is about 2 years.
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