Determinants of foreign patents in China

World Patent Information

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Sun, Yifei ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese patent system; Chinese utility models; Domestic patenting; Foreign patenting; Geographic factors; Importation; Innovation capability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037360650     PISSN: 01722190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0172-2190(02)00086-8     Document Type: Article

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