T 2084/21 (Reducing 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol/Bunge Loders) of 30.03.2023
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2023:T208421.20230330
- Date of decision
- 30 March 2023
- Case number
- T 2084/21
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 16166474.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- 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
- PROCESS FOR PRODUCING REFINED VEGETABLE OIL
- Applicant name
- Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
- Opponent name
- Cargill, Incorporated
Upfield Europe B.V. - Board
- 3.3.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 76(1)European Patent Convention Art 83
- Keywords
- Divisional application - subject-matter extends beyond content of earlier application
Divisional application - main request and auxiliary request 2 (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 1 (no)
Sufficiency of disclosure - auxiliary request 3 (yes)
Inventive step - non-obvious alternative
Inventive step - auxiliary request 3 - Catchword
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- Cited cases
- G 0002/10
- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the
order to maintain the patent in amended form based on the
claims of auxiliary request 3, filed with the reply of
1 June 2022, and a description to be adapted where
appropriate.