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)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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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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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 104 1973European Patent Convention Art 114(2) 1973European Patent Convention Art 123 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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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- Cited cases
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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.