What is behind the recent surge in patenting?

Research Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Kortum, Samuel ^a   Lerner, Josh ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appeal; Circuit; Innovation; Patent; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002231899     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(98)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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