Patents, secrets, and the first-inventor defense

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-538

  Denicolò, Vincenzo ^a   Franzoni, Luigi Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 4344717440     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1430-9134.2004.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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