T 0834/09 (Public availability/HYDRO-QUEBEC) of 02.02.2012
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2012:T083409.20120202
- Date of decision
- 2 February 2012
- Case number
- T 0834/09
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 97923437.4
- IPC class
- C01B 25/45C01B 25/26H01M 4/58
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen and members (B)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- Cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries
- Applicant name
- Hydro-Québec
- Opponent name
- VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(1)European Patent Convention Art 54(2)
- Keywords
- Novelty (no): document publicly available before the priority date
- Catchword
- The reception and date stamping of an incoming document by a staff member of a public library makes the document available to the public.
ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed