Should I be worried about my 5 month old battery?

I bought a new battery for my 15" 2007 Macbook Pro in October (2009), and I've been noticing a steep decline in quality lately. In the first three months, I lost 10% of my battery power, and seem to have lost quite a bit more in the past two months. I try to calibrate tri-weekly (once per three weeks).
The problem is, every now and then, the battery jumps up to around 85% randomly for a few days, until it decides to return to 70-75% jumping range.
I guess because I'm not entirely sure about my rights, I'm wondering if it is a faulty manufactured battery or if I am just screwed and will have to buy another battery probably at the end of the year when this one is barely usable.
Model Information:
Manufacturer: Sony
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0110
Hardware Revision: 0500
Cell Revision: 0303
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 3941
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4106
Health Information:
Cycle count: 72
Condition: Normal

KeferSage,
It sounds to me as if the battery is developing a problem in one its cells, which is operating intermittently rather than consistently. I would take it in and get it stress tested at an Apple AASP or Store. This should reveal the problem. As it is less than twelve months old, assuming you bought it through Apple, it should be covered under warranty under the 300 cycle / 80% of maximum capacity rating anyway, but if it fails the stress test at this age they will almost certainly not even be concerned about such things unless it had completed more than 300 cycles.
Cheers
Rod

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