T 0168/11 (Lithium iron sulfide battery/EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC.) of 12.05.2015
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2015:T016811.20150512
- Date of decision
- 12 May 2015
- Case number
- T 0168/11
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 05732741.3
- IPC class
- H01M 4/36
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- HIGH DISCHARGE CAPACITY LITHIUM BATTERY
- Applicant name
- EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
- Opponent name
- The Gillette Company
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 114(2)European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Inventive step (main request, auxiliary requests 1 and 2): no - obvious alternative
Inventive step (auxiliary request 3): yes
Refusal of a document by first instance (discretion correctly exercised)
Late filed documents (not admitted) - Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- G 0007/93
- Citing cases
- T 0337/17
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 to 27 of the auxiliary request filed during oral proceedings, and a description and figures to be adapted.