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APA 7th Edition - Citation Guide - CBS Library

Patents

Template

Name, A. A. (Year). Name of patent (Patent Identifier No. xxx). Patent Organization. http://xxxxx

Example

Whitehorn, S. J., & Zehr, G. E. (2006). Electronic media reader (U.S. Patent No. D591,741 S). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/60/7a/8d/d1968eca804a80/USD591741.pdf

As in-text citation:

(Whitehorn & Zehr, 2006)

Source: Publication Manual, 11.8 (example 22)

Using Mendeley? (or another reference management tool)

For a correct APA 7th reference, check the following:

- Reference Type is “Patent”.

- The following fields are filled out

  • Title
  • Author(s)
  • Year
  • Issuer
  • Number
  • DOI or URL

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