The option value of patent litigation: Theory and evidence

Review of Financial Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 323-351

  Marco, Alan C ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard rate; Litigation; Patents; Real options

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444448978     PISSN: 10583300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rfe.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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