Disciplinary Board of Appeal

Role of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal

The Disciplinary Board of Appeal decides on appeals in cases relating to the European qualifying examination for professional representatives before the EPO (EQE) and in cases concerning breaches of their Rules of Professional Conduct.

Related rules and regulations

Regulation on discipline for professional representatives (OJ EPO SP 1/2024, 145)

Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the epi (OJ EPO SP 1/2024, 156)

Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board (OJ EPO SP 1/2024, 166)

Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal (OJ EPO SP 1/2024, 70)

Composition

The Disciplinary Board of Appeal is composed of two legally qualified members of the Boards of Appeal and one European professional representative in EQE cases, and three legally qualified members of the Boards of Appeal and two European professional representatives in disciplinary cases. Appeals are allocated in accordance with the business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal.