The incidence of cross-licensing: A theory and new evidence on the firm and contract level determinants

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1347-1361

  Nagaoka, Sadao ^a   Kwon, Hyeog Ug ^b  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross licensing; Know how; Licensing contracts; Patent

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PROBABILITY;

CROSS-LICENSING; KNOW-HOW; LICENSING CONTRACTS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750970836     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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