Impacts of the Japanese patent system on productivity growth

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 557-574

  Maskus, Keith E ^a   McDaniel, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

F13; O31; O34; Patents; Technology Diffusion; Utility Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013398570     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(99)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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