Patent portfolio analysis as a useful tool for identifying R&D and business opportunities-an empirical application in the nutrition and health industry

World Patent Information

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-225

  Fabry, Bernd ^a   Ernst, Holger ^b   Langholz, Jens ^b   Köster, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Intellectual Capital   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Company acquisitions; Dietary supplements; Infringement; Patent analysis; Patent licensing; Patent portfolio

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745853124     PISSN: 01722190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpi.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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