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Board of Appeal rapporteur

C. Rusconi

Decision-lead on 99 Board of Appeal cases · 20182020.

Decisions

99

Appeals dismissed

57

Appeals upheld

11

Reversal rate

16.2%

This rapporteur overturns first-instance decisions 16.2% of the time on substantive appeals, versus a Board-wide average of 24.4% 8.2pp more likely to affirm.

This rapporteur
16.2%

Dotted line = 24.4% Board average. Based on 68 substantive appeals.

Outcome mix

Appeal dismissed
57
Discontinued / withdrawn
13
Appeal upheld (reversal)
11
Appeal inadmissible
8
Invalidated (total)
5
Other
3
Application rejected (holder wins)
2

Caseload mix

Invalidity appeals
86
Other appeals
10
Restitutio in integrum
3
CDR (pre-2025)
99
EUDR (from 2025)
0

Most-seen grounds

  • Article 25(1)(b)75
  • Article 665
  • Article 561
  • Article 734
  • Article 70(1)27
  • Article 5726

Recent decisions led

DateCaseAppellantOutcome
2020-06-22R1243/2017-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-15R0433/2020-3applicantAppeal upheld (reversal)
2020-06-02R0896/2019-3applicantAppeal dismissed
2020-05-07R0606/2020-3applicantDiscontinued / withdrawn
2020-05-07R0606/2020-3applicantDiscontinued / withdrawn