Little patents and big secrets: Managing intellectual property

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Anton, James J ^a   Yao, Dennis A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 2442662831     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593727     Document Type: Article

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