European Case Law Identifier sitemap
The European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) sitemap makes it easier to access and reference decisions of the EPO’s boards of appeal.
ECLI is a human-readable and machine-processable code that can be assigned to decisions from any national or European court. It is a unique identifier that can be used to search six million decisions from a multitude of jurisdictions across Europe via the European e-Justice Portal. The EPO offers a dedicated sitemap referencing all EPO board of appeal decisions.
You can use the ECLI sitemap to:
- reference a decision of the EPO’s boards of appeal
- integrate it into existing search systems to access the decisions of the boards of appeal
- Getting started
- Conditions
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The sitemap for EPO board of appeal decisions is updated daily. It can be downloaded free-of-charge.
The terms and conditions of use for the website apply.
Coverage
The ECLI sitemap covers all the decisions of the EPO's boards of appeal.
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Decisions of the EPO boards of appeal
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You can also access data related to the ECLI sitemap in the European e-Justice Portal: