Selling ideas: The determinants of patent value in an auction environment

R and D Management

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Sneed, Katherine A ^a   Johnson, Daniel K N ^b  

^a TAEUS International Corporation   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 58149232299     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2008.00540.x     Document Type: Article

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