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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEPHEN JOHN FOUND, ALEX MILLAR and EDDIE SHELL
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Appeal No. 2003-1317
Application 09/043,787
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 46-86, which constitute
all the claims remaining in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for operating a mystery jackpot at a plurality of
gaming venues each having electronic gaming machines (EGMs) which
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