Elements required when referencing Patents:
Author (s), Patent No. (including country at the front), (Date of Publication in format of - dd-month-year)
| Format | A.A. Surname, Country of Patent. Patent Number ( dd month, year) |
| Example |
M.T. Nowak and T.E. Lewis, U.S. Patent No. RE35512 (20 May, 1997) or D. Bryman, Aus. Patent No. 2012203466 ( 17 February, 2006) |