Forced out of the closet: The impact of the American Inventors Protection Act on the timing of patent disclosure

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-112

  Johnson, Daniel K N ^a   University, Syracuse ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037363736     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3087445     Document Type: Article

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