The Coventry University Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style: Patents and Standards

Example 1 (A UK patent)

Components

• Originator (company or designer).
• Year the patent was granted.

Example 2 (An international patent)

Components

• Originator (company or designer).
• Year the patent was granted.

List of References entry

Example 1 (A UK patent)

Components

• Originator (company or designer).
• Year in brackets.
• Title of the publication in italics, followed by a full stop.
• Series designation.

Example 2 (An international patent)

Components

• Originator (company or designer).
• Year in brackets.
• Title of the publication in italics, followed by a full stop.
• Origin, i.e. 'European Patent' or other information as appropriate.
• Series designation.

Example

Components

• The official abbreviation for the British Standard Institution, i.e. 'BSI'
• Year of publication.

List of References entry

Example

Components

• 'British Standards Institution', as the author.
• Date in brackets.
• Title in italics, followed by a full stop.
• The acronym 'BS', followed by the full standard number and a colon.
• Year of the standard, followed by a full stop. 
• Place of publication, followed by a colon.
• Publisher.