T 1780/22 (Cell battery/Zhuhai Zhi) of 01.10.2024
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2024:T178022.20241001
- Date of decision
- 1 October 2024
- Case number
- T 1780/22
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18208740.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BUTTON CELL BATTERY
- Applicant name
- Zhuhai Zhi Li Battery Co., Ltd.
- Opponent name
- VARTA Microbattery GmbH
- Board
- 3.3.05
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(3)
- Keywords
- Amendments - allowable (no)
Amendments - main request, auxiliary requests 1 to 3
Statement of grounds of appeal - reasons set out clearly and concisely (no)
Auxiliary request 4 - allowable (yes) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- T 2117/18
- Citing cases
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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 6 of auxiliary request 4, submitted with the reply to the appeal, and a description to be adapted thereto, if necessary.