Citing and referencing: Patents and Standards

A guide to the styles recommended by Monash schools and departments for students and researchers

Patents and Standards

Patents

Format

Patent inventor last name, initials. (Year patent issued). Patent title - italicised (Country Patent No.). Name of official source of patent information - usually patent office. 

Author, A. A. (Year). Patent Identifier No. xxx.  Source Name.

Example

In-text citation

 

 

Reference list

 

In-text citation

 

 

Reference list

 

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

 

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

 

Australian Patent No. 2016101507 (2016)

OR

(Australian Patent No. 2016101507, 2016)

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

 

Technical standards

If the URL is long, shorten URL to main website

Format

Standards Organisation. (Year). Title of standard (Standard number). Publisher (print) or https://xxxxxx

Example

Standards Australia. (2013). Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles (AS/NZ 1754:2013). 

              https://www.saiglobal.com

 

Accounting standards (AASB, AUASB)

For the year element, use the copyright year, found on the second page of each standard.

Format

Standards Organisation. (Year). Title of standard (Standard number). Publisher (print) or https://xxxxxx

Example

Australian Accounting Standards Board (2021). Exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources (AASB 6). 

       https://aasb.gov.au/admin/file/content105/c9/AASB6_08-15_COMPmar20_07-21.pdf