The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KEITH A. BUTLER, II
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Appeal No. 2005-1266
Application No. 10/227,755
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ON BRIEF
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Before MCQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Keith A. Butler, II appeals from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 8 and 11, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a board game for teaching the
biblical and natural principles of personal financial wealth”
(specification, page 1). Representative claims 1 and 11 read as
follows:
Claim 1. A board game comprising:
a plurality of playing pieces, each playing piece being
representative of a different player;
a supply of simulated money;
at least one die for randomly determining the movement of
said playing pieces;
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