Learning to be capable: Patenting and licensing at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 1925-2002

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-151

  George, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EID: 14344259922     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dth046     Document Type: Article

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