Patents & Standards
Throughout history, innovation has shaped the world, bringing forth groundbreaking discoveries, enchanted devices, and mechanical wonders. Patents protect the creations of inventors, artificers, and alchemists, ensuring that their ingenious works are recognized and safeguarded. Meanwhile, standards define the rules by which technology, magic, and science are governed, ensuring that artifacts function harmoniously across realms.
Unlike books or journal articles, patents and standards have unique citation elements, including:
The inventor or issuing organization, as patents are granted to individuals or research institutions.
The patent or standard title, which describes the invention or regulatory framework.
The patent number or standard code, ensuring precise identification.
The issuing authority, as patents and standards are governed by official organizations.
The publication or grant date, marking the moment the knowledge became protected or codified.
Below, you will find examples of patent and standard citations, ensuring that innovation and regulation remain properly archived for future scholars and inventors.
Patents for Arcane & Technological Inventions
Whether for enchanted artifacts or mechanical constructs, patents protect the intellectual legacy of inventors across the ages.
Example (Harvard Style): Brightforge, S. (Year 1648). Aether-Powered Levitation Apparatus (Patent No. 30427-AL). Grand Tribunal of Inventions.
Regulatory Standards & Magical Frameworks
Not all knowledge is freely created—some must be standardized, structured, and codified, ensuring the responsible use of powerful forces.
Example (APA 7th Edition): Celestial Academy of Mystic Studies. (Year 1723). Standardized Enchantment Safety Protocols (Ethereal Code No. 2023). Grand Ethereal Standards Bureau.
Historical & Foundational Patents
Some patents do not merely protect inventions—they define an era, marking the first appearance of world-changing technologies or magical advancements.
Example (Chicago Style): Stormweaver, L. 1501. Method for Containing Elemental Energies Within Crystalline Matrices (Patent No. 1429-EC). Eldertome Patent Office.
Inventions shape the world, and standards ensure its balance. By citing patents and regulatory documents, scholars preserve the legacy of innovation, ensuring that creations and safeguards endure beyond their makers. To document an invention is to inscribe progress into the annals of history—may your citations honor the ingenuity of ages past and those yet to come.
