EUIPO Boards of Appeal in the Light of the Principle of Fair Trial

The EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal are called upon to decide on appeals against decisions by thebodies of ‘first instance’.However, their judicial function has always been denied. Conversely, the essay tends toplace the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO in any case within the concept of ‘court’, as defined bythe ECtHR, within the framework of Article 6 ECtHR, because it assesses their independence,impartiality, and in general the guarantees required by the ‘fair trial’, until concluding that it is aparadigmatic model in the overall administration and judicial system.