Template talk:Cite patent/authors

This template was considered for deletion on 2019 April 18. The result of the discussion was "Move patent citations out of {{Citation}} and into {{Cite patent}}, deprecate the dedicated code in {{Citation}} for patents".

The authorlink parameters should be compared against {{FULLPAGENAME}} to avoid creating a self-linked (bold-face) element. This would affect cases where an author is cited in an article about his or her own self. ―cobaltcigs 09:27, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Shouldn't this have some? SChalice 07:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. It's not intended for direct use: it's a subtemplate, used within the following: {{citation}}; {{cite patent}}; and {{US patent reference}}. --Redrose64 (talk) 21:38, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]