3.3.1. How to insert patent citations
To insert citations, position your cursor where you want the citation to appear and click on Insert and then
Patent citation.
The Patent Citation window opens. Enter the information relating to the patent citation. To
delete the citation, simply go to the end of it and use backspace.
Video: 3.3.1 Insert patent citations
Notes:
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Entering this data into the citation pop-up allows a link to be built from the citation to the patent databases. As a result the document is much more useful for business users and patent examiners alike. Clicking on it will take you to the Espacenet database and the patent itself.
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If citations are entered in the pop-up box, they are presented in a standard format, and it is possible to create a list of references at the end of the description (if required).
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You can, of course, enter patent citations without using the citation pop-up, but it would then be much more difficult to build the links described above.
- The patent citation order is based on the recommendations in WIPO Standard ST.14.