How to reference a patent with BibTeX?

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What is the best entity to use with BibTeX in order to reference a patent or patent application?

This looks good (but in German): ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/german/din1505/normpatsoft.pdf They use MISC. The field type can be used to name it as patent. — Dr. Manuel Kuehner, Oct 28 '12 at 13:08

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 02 '12 at 11:36

The 'traditional' BibTeX styles do not include an entry type for patents. As such, any entry of the form

@patent{...

will be treated as a misc entry. The formatting that results, may well not be what you want, so I would recommend doing things 'by hand' using the misc type and howpublished field.

[Some styles do recognise patents. The exact details of the fields supported vary a bit, so it's best to consult the appropriate documentation.)

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 09 '19 at 17:27

I would also recommend creating your own misc entry on BibTeX and populating the howpublished field with your patent's pre-print URL if possible. The website bibtex.online can convert online your BibTeX entry/ies to formatted text in other formats: APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.

For instance:

How to reference a patent with BibTeX?

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