The value of intellectual property rights to firms and society

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 541-567

  Greenhalgh, Christine ^a   Rogers, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copyright; Innovation; Intellectual property; Patents; Trade marks

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MARKET; POLICY STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EID: 38149010520     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grm035     Document Type: Article

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