Boards of Appeal

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The Boards of Appeal are the first and final judicial instance in the procedures before the European Patent Office (EPO). They are independent of the Office in their decisions and are bound only by the European Patent Convention (EPC).

Boards

The Boards of Appeal consist of:

• the Enlarged Board of Appeal
• the Technical Boards of Appeal
• the Legal Board of Appeal
• the Disciplinary Board of Appeal

External links

• Boards of Appeal - EPO official page