Intellectual property strategy in Japanese and UK companies: Patent licensing decisions and learning opportunities

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 425-442

  Pitkethly, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual property; Knowledge; Licensing; Patent; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347770741     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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