Probabilistic patents

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-98

  Lemley, Mark A ^a,b   Shapiro, Carl ^c,d  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Keker and Van Nest LLP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 22144437353     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330054048650     Document Type: Article

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