T 1194/23 (Natural chocolate/OLAM) of 28.04.2025
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T119423.20250428
- Date of decision
- 28 April 2025
- Case number
- T 1194/23
- Online on
- 2 May 2025
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14816607.7
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DARK RED AND DARK BROWN NATURAL COCOA
- Applicant name
- Olam International Limited
- Opponent name
- Barry Callebaut AG
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 56European Patent Convention Art 123(2)
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary request 1: novelty - (no)
Auxiliary request 2: novelty and inventive step - (yes); added subject-matter - (no) - Catchword
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- Cited cases
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- 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 with claims 1 to 8 according to auxiliary request II filed by letter dated 13 December 2022 and a description to be adapted if necessary.