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Re: Dean's Coopertition patent
The prior art that was cited by the patent examiner is:
US 6,796,915 Hockey checking practice dummy
US 5,928,093 Soccer kicking and soccer playing practice system
US 5,938,204 Amusement system
US 5,647,747 Mechanized robots for use in instruction, training, and practice in the sport of ice and roller hockey
(This is all public knowledge available on the US PTO web site).
I have no idea why the examiner thought these were relevant, but again, his or her rejection wasn't based on prior art, just on whether the invention was of patentable subject matter.
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