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How to cite a patent
Enter a U.S. patent number and get a correct citation in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, IEEE, or BibTeX — formatted to each style guide's patent rules.
Reference
How each style cites a patent
- APA 7
- Inventor, A. A. (Year). Title (U.S. Patent No. X,XXX,XXX). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. URL
- MLA 9
- Inventor, First, et al. Title. US Patent X,XXX,XXX. Day Mon. Year.
- Chicago
- Inventor Name et al. Title. US Patent X,XXX,XXX, issued Month Day, Year.
- IEEE
- A. Inventor et al., “Title,” U.S. Patent X XXX XXX, Mon. Day, Year.
- BibTeX
- @patent{key, author={…}, title={…}, number={…}, year={…}, month={…}, url={…}}