T 0306/16 (Battery module/SB LiMotive) of 02.03.2018
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T030616.20180302
- Date of decision
- 2 March 2018
- Case number
- T 0306/16
- Online on
- 24 April 2018
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 10175576.7
- 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
- Battery module comprising a connecting member composed of first and second connecting bars
- Applicant name
- SB LiMotive Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- ElringKlinger AG
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 87(1)European Patent Convention Art 88(3)European Patent Convention Art 89European Patent Convention Art 123(2)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)
- Keywords
- Priority - (no)
Inventive step - main request (no)
Amendments - auxiliary request 1
Amendments - added subject-matter (yes)
Late-filed auxiliary requests 2 and 3
Late-filed auxiliary requests - request clearly allowable (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - admitted (yes)
Auxiliary request 4 - inventive step (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 0530/15
- Citing cases
- -
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the department of first instance with the order to maintain the patent in amended form on the basis of the claims of the fourth auxiliary request (labelled auxiliary request 4) as filed with letter dated 20 February 2018 and a description and drawings to be adapted thereto.