Innovation and imitation under imperfect patent protection

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-241

  Takalo, Tuomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Patent policy; Secrecy; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142521938     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01234644     Document Type: Article

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