Advertising materials and method for cooperative promotions
CA 2413095 A1 · Owner: Mitchell, Robert E. · Inventors: Mitchell, Robert E.
Overview
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Advertising materials are provided for cooperative promotions. The materials consist of a set of coupons and a promotional piece or flare. Each coupon includes a back face with award structure information printed thereon and a front face with product advertising printed thereon. Each coupon entitles its purchaser to a substantial discount on a product, which discount exceeds the purchase price of the coupon. Multiple break-open windows are formed in the coupon and axe movable between closed and open positions respectively concealing and revealing outcome-determining indicia. The indicia comprise symbol combinations and identify respective coupons as either losers or winners entitled to …
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- Filed November 27, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 27, 2022.
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