Patents
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Format for in-text citation
In-text citation example
This process was patented (Australian Patent No. 201257650, 2012).
OR
Anderson patented the invention (2012) ...
Format for reference list (Patent filed online)
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Inventor, A.A. (Year). Title of the patent (Patent Identifier No xxx). Source Name. URL
Format for reference list (Patent in print)
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Inventor, A.A. (Year). Title of patent (Patent Identifier No xxx). Source Name.
Reference list example
Anderson, C. (2012). Flow Hives (Australian Patent No. 201257650). Australian Patent Office.
Make sure to look at the style notes
Style notes for this reference type
- APA 7 Publication manual, p.366, example 22.
- In the reference list entry, include the inventor(s) as author.
- Include the patent office or official source making the patent available as the publisher element.
- The accepted date or issue date of the patent is used as publication date.
- The URL of the patent is optional, but include where available.
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