:This is intended as a very simple citation template for identifying a patent within the text of an article.
:This is intended as a very simple citation template for identifying a patent within the text of an article.
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:Some further features have been incorporated into {{tl|Ref patent}} and {{tl|Citeref patent}}, which makes use of CITEREF features so that detailed info on patents can be included in a references section or a bibliography section with usage much like {{tl|harvnb}}
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#Do not put commas or slashes in the patent or patent application numbers
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#Applications must be identified by publication number
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#Many applications (such as US applications and some International applications) have a four digit year followed by a slash followed by a seven digit number (YYYY/NNNNNNN). When using this template, remove the slash and one leading zero from the seven digit number (YYYYNNNNNN)