Formal content of the Board of Appeal's decision
Article 32
The Board of Appeal's decision shall contain: (a) a statement that it is delivered by the Boards of Appeal; (b) the date when the decision was taken; (c) the names of the parties and of their representatives; (d) the number of the appeal to which it refers and an identification of the decision subject to appeal in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 21(1)(d); (e) an indication as to the formation of the Board of Appeal; (f) the name and, without prejudice to Article 39(5), the signature of the chairperson and members who took part in the decision, including an indication of who acted as rapporteur in the case, or, where the decision is delivered by a single member, the name and signature of the member who took the decision; (g) the name and the signature of the Registrar or, as the case may be, of the member of the Registry signing on the Registrar's behalf; (h) a summary of the facts and of the arguments submitted by the parties; (i) a statement of the reasons for which the decision has been taken; (j) the order of the Board of Appeal, including, where necessary, a decision on costs.