Patterns of public-sector and private-sector patenting in agricultural biotechnology

AgBioForum

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Heisey, Paul W ^a   King, John L ^a   Rubenstein, Kelly Day ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Government; Patent portfolios; Patents; Private firms; Technology classification; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844445354     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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