T 0638/24 (REFINED OIL/Cargill) of 19.03.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T063824.20260319
- Date of decision
- 19 March 2026
- Case number
- T 0638/24
- Online on
- 24 March 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 18170367.9
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- METHOD FOR REDUCING THE 3-MCPD/GLYCIDYL ESTER CONTENT IN OILS
- Applicant name
- Cargill, Incorporated
- Opponent name
- Bunge Loders Croklaan B.V.
- Board
- 3.3.09
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54(2)European Patent Convention Art 83Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 011Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(2)
- Keywords
- Main request: novelty - (No)
Auxiliary request 1: novelty and inventive step - (Yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision of the opposition division is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division for further prosecution on the basis of the claims of auxiliary request 1.