Ex Parte FIECHTER et al - Page 1




          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             
          Board.                                                                      
                                                          Paper No. 18                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte DONALD J. FIECHTER                               
                                  and REAL CLOUTIER                                   
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0097                                  
                               Application 09/360,969                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Donald J. Fiechter et al. appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 1 through 20, all of the claims pending in the                       
          application.                                                                
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “an interactive electronic game               
          system and more particularly to an interactive electronic bingo             
          game system wherein the system manages the game between two (2)             
          or more players” (specification, page 1).  Representative claim 1           
          reads as follows:                                                           







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