US3850433A
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Board game involving patent transactions
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-02-07
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Granted: 1974-11-26
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Expires: 1994-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A board game involving patent transactions including the acquisition of manufacturing plants and inventions related to such plants, obtaining patents on such inventions and the buying, selling and licensing of patents. All of these transactions are determined by a chance device. The complete game comprises a square playing board having a mounting for a double wheel at its center and sections marked off along its marginal portions. One corner section is marked ''''Home'''', or the starting point; another corner section is marked ''''Patent Office Review'''', while a third corner section is designated ''''Patent Office''''. The remaining sections along each margin include one marked ''''Concept'''' and another, ''''Patent Atty.'''', with the rest of the sections along these margins bearing data identifying a particular manufacturing plant. One section of one marginal side is designated ''''Patent Auction''''. The game set also includes: a plurality of search cards, a plurality of concept or invention cards, a plurality of patent cards, playing money, playing pieces, property chips and a set of rules.
Inventors
- 👤 J Purlia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00138; A63F2003/00141; A63F3/00006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
In a board game, a. a rectangular board having a playing surface and four side edges, b. a plurality of playing sections arranged in alignment along each of said side edges, one of said playing sections constituting the starting point of the game and another section displaying a symbol representing the Patent Office; c. one playing section along each side edge displaying a symbol denoting an inventive concept and another playing section along that side edge displaying a symbol denoting the office of a patent attorney, and remaining playing sections along this side edge displaying symbols denoting manufacturing plants of different character; d. a plurality of concept cards, each of which identifies an invention related to a particular manufacturing plant denoted on a playing section, there being a concept card for each manufacturing plant section on said board; e. a plurality of search cards, each of which displays the result of a patentability search; f. a plurality of patent cards, each of which identifies an invention on a concept card and displays the cost of the patent of that card; g. a plurality of playing pieces of different colors; h. a plurality of property chips of colors corresponding to the colors of the playing pieces; i. a supply of playing money, and j. a chance device for determining the number of playing sections over which a playing piece is moved and also the price of certain transactions involving patents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
In a board game, a. a rectangular board having a playing surface and four side edges, b. a plurality of playing sections arranged in alignment along each of said side edges, one of said playing sections constituting the starting point of the game and another section displaying a symbol representing the Patent Office; c. one playing section along each side edge displaying a symbol denoting an inventive concept and another playing section along that side edge displaying a symbol denoting the office of a patent attorney, and remaining playing sections along this side edge displaying symbols denoting manufacturing plants of different character; d. a plurality of concept cards, each of which identifies an invention related to a particular manufacturing plant denoted on a playing section, there being a concept card for each manufacturing plant section on said board; e. a plurality of search cards, each of which displays the result of a patentability search; f. a plurality of patent cards, each of which identifies an invention on a concept card and displays the cost of the patent of that card; g. a plurality of playing pieces of different colors; h. a plurality of property chips of colors corresponding to the colors of the playing pieces; i. a supply of playing money, and j. a chance device for determining the number of playing sections over which a playing piece is moved and also the price of certain transactions involving patents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The board game of claim 1 in which said board is square and the playing section which indicates the starting point of the game is at a corner of the board and the playing section which denotes the Patent Office is at another corner of the board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The board game of claim 2 in which the playing surface of the board has an area marked thereon for receiving said concept cards in stacked condition and another area marked thereon for receiving said search cards in stacked formation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The board game of claim 2 in which the board is formed with a groove in each playing section which denotes a manufacturing plant and the property chips take the form of discs dimensioned to be removably positioned in said grooves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The board game of claim 2 in which one of the playing sections of the board at a corner displays a symbol denoting Patent Office Review and another playing section displays a symbol denoting Patent Auction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The board game of claim 1 in which the chance device takes the form of a double wheel of the roulette type which is mounted centrally of the board and projects upwardly from the playing surface thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
135 words
The board game of claim 6 in which the board is formed at its center with a recess opening into the upper face thereof and defined by a conical surface and a bottom wall; a hub upstanding from the center of said bottom wall, and the double wheel includes a central inverted cup-shaped member fitted over said hub; an inner annular groove immediately adjacent to said cup-shaped member and divided into angular sections by radial dividers, with the angular sections being provided with indicia; a ball in said inner annular groove; an outer annular groove immediately adjacent to said inner annular groove and divided into angular sections by radial dividers; a ball in said outer annular groove; indicia on the angular sections of said outer groove, and a cover plate closing both of said grooves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The board game of claim 7, together with a spindle extending through said hub and cup-shaped member and a tubular member formed integral with said cup-shaped member extending upwardly therefrom and having a bore receiving said spindle and a finger engaging member at the outer end of said tubular member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The board game of claim 1 in which each of the patent cards indicates a cost of the patent which is related to the results of a patentability search as indicated on a search card.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The board game of claim 9 in which a plurality of the search cards indicate that the concept is anticipated, another group of the search cards indicates that the invention is broadly patentable, and another group indicates that the concept is of limited patentability.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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