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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte LESKER L. BERTRAND                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2004-1218                                 
                              Application No. 09/956,195                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before PAK, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s            
          final rejection of claims 1 through 9 and 11, which are the only            
          claims remaining in this application.  We have jurisdiction under           
          35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                            
               According to appellant, the invention is directed to a tray            
          for holding game pieces which have indicia on one side, where the           
          tray includes an elongate generally rectangular base having a               
          reflective surface, mounted in association with an elongate                 
          transparent easel portion overlying the reflective base at such             






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