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Harvard Referencing: Patents

Format of the reference

Citation order:

  • Name of the inventor(s) or name of the organisation
  • Year of publication
  • Title of the patent document
  • Authorising organisation
  • Patent number
  • Web address
  • Date accessed

 

Format:

Inventor’s surname and initials or organisation (Year of publication) Title of patent document. Authorising organisation and patent number. Available at: www.webaddress.com (Accessed day month year).

Example:

Padley, S. (2012) Radiator isolating valve. UK Intellectual Property Office Patent no. GB2463069. Available at: http://www. ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication (Accessed: 24 August 2018).

In-text citation: (Padley, 2012)