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The file history (or file wrapper) of a patent is
an up-to-date account of the prosecution history for that patent. It
contains documentation of all the correspondence that takes place between the
patent examiner at the USPTO and the patent applicant (or its representatives).
File histories generally include Information Disclosure Statements (or IDS) and
commentary on the references cited by the examiner. They also include an
"intrinsic record" (i.e. the specific meaning) of terms used in the patent and
throughout the prosecution of the patent. File histories are extremely
helpful in clarifying the scope and meaning of the patent's claims. They
also provide valuable insight on the patent examiner's approach for conducting
the examination, the main areas of focus, the issues raised and their
resolutions, and the examiner's interpretation of claims and terms in the
patent. Rarely is a patent application approved "as-is" without any
changes or amendments. File wrappers tell the story behind such amendments
and reveal why the patent examiner required them.
Anyone planning to file a patent application
would be very wise to review the file histories (wrappers) of related patents to
gain a much deeper understanding of the patents than simply reading the patents
can provide. "Statements and amendments reflected in the file wrapper will
not only help with interpretation of the meaning of the patent claims but will
stop the patentee from later attempting to recapture a broader reading of his
claims by arguing a contrary position under the 'doctrine of equivalents.' "
William C. Holmes, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law
Sec. 1:6
(2008).
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that sometimes cannot be recognized by the computer, we cannot guarantee that
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This electronic file history download
is for the following patent:
| US patent
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5333869 |
| Title: |
Game apparatus |
| Inventor(s): |
Hsun; Yan-Ju (Taichung,TW)
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Owner:
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Agent/attorney/firm:
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| Filing date: |
May 10, 1993 |
| Application Number: |
08/060,217 |
| Issue date: |
August 2, 1994 |
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Primary examiner:
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Millin; Vincent
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| Assistant
examiner:
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Wong; Steven B.
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US classification code:
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273/153S; 273/155 |
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Examiner's field of search: |
273/153S 273/155 273/153R |
| Parent case: |
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| Claims: |
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I claim:
1. A game apparatus comprising a body including three pairs of parallel and opposite surfaces, an opening formed in each of said surfaces, six caps each including a shaft extended therefrom for engaging with said openings of said surfaces such that said caps are rotatable about said shafts respectively, said body including two halves each having at least one post provided therein, said posts of said two halves being coupled together so as to couple said two halves together, said two halves including a first half having a pair of first lugs formed thereon and a pair of first notches formed therein, and a second half having a pair of second lugs formed thereon for engaging with said first notches of said first half and a pair of second notches formed therein for engaging with said first lugs of said first half so as to further couple said two halves together, and a pattern formed on an outer peripheral surface of each of said caps.
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