T 1434/23 of 04.06.2025

European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2025:T143423.20250604
Date of decision: 4 June 2025
Case number: T 1434/23
Petition for review of: -
Application number: 16767219.5
IPC class: C08J 9/04 C08K 3/30 C08K 3/26 C08J 5/18 B29L 31/30 C08J 9/32 C08L 27/06 C08K 7/16 C08K 5/11 B29C 41/00 B29C 41/18 C08K 3/34 C08K 5/12 B60R 21/2165 C08J 9/00 C08K 5/00
Language of proceedings: English
Distribution: No distribution (D)
Download: Decision in English
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Other decisions for this case: -
Abstracts for this decision: -
Application title: FLEXIBLE MOLDED SKIN
Applicant name: MCPP Innovation LLC
Opponent name: Westlake Compounds Holding
Board: 3.3.03
Headnote: -
Relevant legal provisions: European Patent Convention Art 54 European Patent Convention Art 56Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(4)
Keywords: Experimental report - admitted (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Implicit disclosure (no)
Inventive step (no)
Inventive step - evidence for alleged improvement (no) obvious modification (yes) (all requests)
Catchword: -
Cited cases: T 0396/89 T 0939/92 T 0823/96 T 0049/13
Citing cases: -

Order

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The patent is revoked