T 0554/24 (Cheese manufacture/VALIO) of 27.02.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T055424.20260227
- Date of decision
- 27 February 2026
- Case number
- T 0554/24
- Online on
- 13 April 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 14739502.4
- IPC class
- A23C 19/064A23C 19/09
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
- Download
- Decision in English
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- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHEESE
- Applicant name
- Valio Ltd
- Opponent name
- Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Main request and auxiliary requests 1 to 7: inventive step - (no)
- Catchword
- -
- 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 patent is revoked.