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                             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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                            Ex parte EDWARD J. MANCUSO                                                    
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                                                  Appeal No. 2004-1251                                                    
                                                Application No. 09/972,658                                                
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
              BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          



                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-5,                      
              which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                    
                     We REVERSE.                                                                                          
                                                    BACKGROUND                                                            
                     The appellant’s invention relates generally to the field of casino gaming and more                   
              particularly to an apparatus and method for verifying the identification of a die, to reduce                
              the probability of cheating.  The method and apparatus utilize a die provided with a bar                    






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