Patent law and new product development: Does priority claim basis make a difference?

American Business Law Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 327-347

  Erickson, Scott ^a  

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EID: 0039182143     PISSN: 00027766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1714.1999.tb00707.x     Document Type: Article

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