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
- Online on
- 16 February 2015
- 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
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- 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
- Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(1)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 13(3)European Patent Convention R 46(3)European Patent Convention Art 101(3)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 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 123(3)European Patent Convention Art 83 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- 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.