T 0094/12 (Lid for batteries/Exide) of 03.11.2014
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2014:T009412.20141103
- Date of decision
- 3 November 2014
- Case number
- T 0094/12
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 06110620.9
- IPC class
- H01M 2/04
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- A lid for batteries and a battery including the lid
- Applicant name
- Exide Italia S.r.l.
- Opponent name
- VB Autobatterie GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- Art 1 of the Decision AC of 28 June 2001 on the transitional provisions under Art 7of the Act revising the EPC of 29 November 2000Art 2 of the Decision_AC of 7 December 2006 amending the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000European Patent Convention Art 101(3)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 56 1973European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention R 46(3)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)
- Keywords
- Late-filed request - admitted (yes)
Rule 43(6) EPC 2000 applicable to amendments of a European patent granted in respect of a European patent application pending at the time of entry into force of the EPC 2000 (yes)
Reference in a claim to the drawings absolutely necessary (yes, allowable)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
- T 1589/11
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
- The decision under appeal is set aside.
- The case is remitted to the opposition division, with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the main request (claims 1 to 5) filed at the oral proceedings before the board and a description to be adapted.