"Black sheep" in the patent family

World Patent Information

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-18

  Simmons, Edlyn S ^a  

^a The P and G US Business Services Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Black sheep; Data errors; Data format; Patent family; Priority

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149113335     PISSN: 01722190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpi.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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