Citing and referencing: Patents and Standards

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Patents and Standards

Patents

Format

Author, A. A. (year). Patent Identifier No. xxx. Location: Source Name.
Example

U.S. Patent No. 66,991,798-B1 (2004)
OR
(U.S. Patent No. 66,991,798-B1, 2004)

End text reference

Lindsay, S. J. (2004). U.S. Patent No. 66,991,798-B1. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

 

 

Intext citation

Australian Patent No. 2016101507 (2016)

OR

(Australian Patent No. 2016101507, 2016)

Reference list entry

Calaby, R. & Baker, N. (2016). Australian Patent No. 2016101507. Canberra: IP Australia.

 

Standards

Format Standards Organization. (year of publication). Title of standard (Standard number). Retrieved from 'website address'
Example

Standards Australia. (2010). Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles (AS/NZ 1754:2010). Retrieved from http://www.saiglobal.com

Note: Shorten the URL to main website