What is the impact of software patent shifts? Evidence from Lotus v. Borland

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 511-529

  Lerner, Josh ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copyright; Innovation; Intellectual property; Patents

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COPYRIGHTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SALES;

SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 33947315127     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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