Patents

You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)

In-text citation examples

This process was patented (Australian Patent No. 201257650, 2012).

OR

Anderson patented the invention (2012) ...


Reference list (Patent filed online)

Reference list template

Inventor, A.A. (Year). Title of the patent (Patent Identifier No xxx). Source Name. URL


Reference list (Patent in print)

Reference list template

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


Tips 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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