Research Guides: Harvard Citation Style: Patents and Standards

For patents the title may be more of a descriptive title rather than a formal title
Identifying elements such as patent/standard numbers should be included
If no individual author is available, a corporate author can be used in the in-text reference

Citing Patents: Examples

Material Type	In-Text Example	Reference List Example
Patent	(Cookson 1985)	Cookson, AH 1985, Particle trap for compressed gas insulated transmission systems, US Patent 4554399.
Patent: Retrieved From a Database	(Mccallum 2008)	Mccallum, JM (2008). Method for and composition of excipient suitable for use in herbal formulations and formulations derived therefrom, Australian Patent AU 2008100919. Available from: SciFinder Scholar. [8 December 2008].

Material Type	In-Text Citation	Reference List Entry
Standard: Retrieved From a Database	(Standards Australia 2008)	Standards Australia 2008, Personal floatation devices - General requirements. AS 4758.1-2008. Available from: Standards Australia Online. [1 December 2008].
Standard: Published	(Standards Australia/New Zealand Standard 1994)	Standards Australia 1994, Information processing - text and office systems - office document architecture (ODA) and interchange format: part 10: formal specifications, AS/NZS 3951.10:1994, Standards Australia, NSW.