Article 21

1. A notice of appeal filed in accordance with Article 68(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 shall contain the following:

(a) the name and address of the appellant in accordance with Article 2(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626;

(b) where the appellant has appointed a representative, the name and the business address of the representative in accordance with Article 2(1)(e) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626;

(c) where representation of the appellant is mandatory pursuant to Article 119(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, the name and the business address of the representative in accordance with Article 2(1)(e) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/626;

(d) a clear and unambiguous identification of the decision subject to appeal indicating the date on which it was issued and the file number of the proceedings to which the decision subject to appeal relates;

(e) where the decision subject to appeal is only contested in part, a clear and unambiguous identification of the goods or services in respect of which the decision subject to appeal is contested.

2. Where the notice of appeal is filed in another official language of the Union than the language of proceedings, the appellant shall provide a translation thereof within four months of the date of notification of the decision subject to appeal.

3. Where in ex parte proceedings the decision subject to appeal has been taken in an official language other than the language of proceedings, the appellant may file the notice of appeal either in the language of the proceedings or in the language in which the decision subject to appeal was taken; in either case, the language used for the notice of appeal shall become the language of the appeal proceedings and paragraph 2 shall not apply.

4. As soon as the notice of appeal has been filed in inter partes proceedings, it shall be notified to the defendant.