22Since a Board of Appeal enjoys, in particular, the same powers as the examiner, where it exercises them it acts as the administration of the Office. An action before the Board of Appeal therefore forms part of the administrative registration procedure, following an ‘interlocutory revision’ by the ‘first department’ to carry out an examination, pursuant to Article 60 of Regulation No 40/94.
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