Pouch-type lithium polymer batteries and a methods for manufacturing them are disclosed. One such battery comprises a wound electrode assembly comprising positive and negative electrode plates and a separator. Positive and negative electrode tabs are attached to the positive and negative electrode plates and extend from the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is encased within a pouch which comprises a cavity and a cover. The positive and negative electrode tabs extend outside the pouch. A protective circuit module is electrically connected to the positive and negative electrode tabs and is molded with, or encased in a resin to form a protective circuit construction which is positioned against a front surface of the pouch. The pouch-type lithium polymer batteries of this invention can be used in external apparatuses such as laptop computers or PDAs. The protective circuit constructions of this invention are not short-circuited to external circuits of the external apparatuses.