board of appeals
board of appeals 〈美〉申诉委员会 行政性而非司法性裁判机构，是负责审查听证官〔hearing officers〕或听证机构负责人所作的决定的行政裁判所〔administrative tribunal〕。(→board of review)
BOARD OF APPEALS
board of appeals
Board of Appeals. Patents & trademarks. Hist. A quasi-judicial body within the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that was empowered to hear appeals by applicants whose patent applications had been wholly or partially rejected by patent examiners. • Its work is now done by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. See BOARD OF PATENT