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Harvard OU Citation Guide: Standards & Patents

Material Type

Reference List Example

In-Text Citation

Patent

Inventor, A., Assignee name if not also inventor, (Year) Title, Country of issue and patent number.

Bloch, S., Demirbasa, S. and Curry, A. (2003) Protection of Wireless Data Storage Devices, UK Patent GB2379834.

(Bloch et al., 2003)

Patent: Online

Inventor, A., Assignee name if not also inventor, (Year) Title, Country of issue and patent number. [Online]. Available at URL (Accessed date).

Bloch, S., Demirbasa, S. and Curry, A. (2003) Protection of Wireless Data Storage Devices, UK Patent GB2379834 [Online]. Available at http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=GB&NR=2379834&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP (Accessed 11 January 2012).

(Bloch et al., 2003)

International Standards

Organisation (year) Number: Title of the Standard, Place of publication, Publisher.

BSI (2005) BS EN ISO 17707: Footwear. Test Methods for Outsoles. Flex Resistance, London, British Standards Institution.

(BSI, 2005)

Standard: Online

Organisation (year) Number: Title of the Standard, Place of publication, Publisher [Online]. Available at URL (Accessed date).

BSI (2005) BS EN ISO 17707: Footwear. Test Methods for Outsoles. Flex Resistance, British Standards Online, British Standards Institution [Online]. Available at https://bsol-bsigroup-com.libezproxy.open.ac.uk/en/Bsol-ItemDetail-Page/?pid=000000000030105824 (Accessed 4 January 2012).

(BSI, 2005)