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Board of Appeal rapporteur

A. Pohlmann

Decision-lead on 69 Board of Appeal cases · 20222026.

Decisions

69

Appeals dismissed

50

Appeals upheld

1

Reversal rate

2%

This rapporteur overturns first-instance decisions 2% of the time on substantive appeals, versus a Board-wide average of 24.4% 22.4pp more likely to affirm.

This rapporteur
2%

Dotted line = 24.4% Board average. Based on 51 substantive appeals.

Outcome mix

Appeal dismissed
50
Discontinued / withdrawn
7
Appeal inadmissible
4
Invalidated (total)
3
Application rejected (holder wins)
3
Other
1
Appeal upheld (reversal)
1

Caseload mix

Invalidity appeals
67
Other appeals
2
Restitutio in integrum
0
CDR (pre-2025)
67
EUDR (from 2025)
0

Most-seen grounds

  • Article 25(1)(b)61
  • Article 7(1)39
  • Article 623
  • Article 522
  • Article 6(1)(b)21
  • Article 5(1)(b)15

Recent decisions led

DateCaseAppellantOutcome
2026-04-14R1817/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-04-14R1815/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-04-14R1816/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-10-31R0105/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2025-10-31R0173/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-10-31R0106/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2025-10-31R0175/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-06-23R1158/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-06-23R1156/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-06-23R1157/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-03-31R1003/2023-3holderDiscontinued / withdrawn
2024-11-11R1002/2023-3holderAppeal dismissed
2024-11-05R1348/2024-3applicantDiscontinued / withdrawn
2024-11-05R0252/2024-3holderAppeal dismissed