Characteristics of patent litigation: A window on competition

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-151

  Lanjouw, Jean O ^a   Schankerman, Mark ^a  

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EID: 0035626038     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2696401     Document Type: Article

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