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Board of Appeal rapporteur

C. Bartos

Decision-lead on 187 Board of Appeal cases · 20182026.

Decisions

187

Appeals dismissed

70

Appeals upheld

83

Reversal rate

54.2%

This rapporteur overturns first-instance decisions 54.2% of the time on substantive appeals, versus a Board-wide average of 24.4% 29.8pp more appellant-friendly.

This rapporteur
54.2%

Dotted line = 24.4% Board average. Based on 153 substantive appeals.

Outcome mix

Appeal upheld (reversal)
83
Appeal dismissed
70
Discontinued / withdrawn
14
Restitutio refused
11
Invalidated (total)
3
Other
3
Appeal inadmissible
2
Application rejected (holder wins)
1

Caseload mix

Invalidity appeals
85
Other appeals
89
Restitutio in integrum
13
CDR (pre-2025)
160
EUDR (from 2025)
1

Most-seen grounds

  • Article 25(1)(b)79
  • Article 36(1)(c)45
  • Article 38(1)45
  • Article 4(1)(e)45
  • Article 46(3)45
  • Article 7(1)38

Recent decisions led

DateCaseAppellantOutcome
2026-04-28R1317/2025-3holderAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-28R1393/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-28R1395/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-04-28R1394/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-04-28R1392/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-04-28R1318/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2026-04-28R1396/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-02-06R1376/2025-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2026-01-26R1452/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2026-01-12R0050/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-12-12R2096/2024-3holderDiscontinued / withdrawn
2025-09-23R0171/2025-3holderAppeal dismissed
2025-09-22R0536/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2025-09-22R0538/2025-3applicantAppeal dismissed