SECONDARY BATTERY

The present disclosure provides a secondary battery which prevents occurrence of pattern short circuit during laser welding of a protection circuit board. As an example, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: a case that accommodates an electrode assembly including a plurality of first electrode plates coated with a first active material, a plurality of second electrode plates coated with a second active material, and a separator positioned between each of the first electrode plates and each of the second electrode plates; lead tabs connected to the first electrode plates and the second electrode plates, respectively, and protruding to the outside of the case; and a protection circuit board electrically connected to the lead tabs, wherein the protection circuit board may include a blank region formed along the edge of a cell seating region on which the lead tabs are seated.