European Patent Office

T 0380/00 of 07.05.2002

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T038000.20020507
Date of decision
7 May 2002
Case number
T 0380/00
Petition for review of
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Application number
91903041.1
IPC class
H01M 10/14
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
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Application title
Method for the assembly of lead-acid batteries and associated apparatus
Applicant name
SEALED ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
Opponent name
CHLORIDE INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES LIMITED
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Request for postponement of the oral proceedings because of change of ownership of the opponent/appealing company (refused)
Late filed and insufficiently substantiated allegation of public disclosure during a job interview (not admitted into the procedure)
Apportionment of costs in favour of the patentee/respondent (refused)
Catchword
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Citing cases
T 0932/99

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of claims 1 and 10 filed with the respondent's letter dated 28 February 2002 and claims 2 to 9 and 11 to 16, description and drawings as in the patent specification.

3. The respondent's request of apportionment of costs is rejected.