European Patent Office

T 0646/98 of 20.09.2001

European Case Law Identifier
ECLI:EP:BA:2001:T064698.20010920
Date of decision
20 September 2001
Case number
T 0646/98
Petition for review of
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Application number
92101823.0
Language of proceedings
English
Distribution
Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Applicant name
SONY CORPORATION
Opponent name
ALCATEL ALSTHOM CIE. GEN. D'ELECTRICITE
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY
Board
3.4.02
Headnote
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Keywords
Main, 1st auxiliary and 2nd auxiliary requests: inventive step (no)
3rd auxiliary request: change of category of the main claim (admissible)
Catchword
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Cited cases
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Citing cases
T 0653/00

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution based on auxiliary request No. 3 filed by the appellant during the oral proceedings of 20. September 2001.