Optimal patenting and licensing of financial innovations

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2012-2023

  Kumar, Praveen ^a   Turnbull, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Business methods; Financial innovations; Licenses; Patents; Real options

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS METHODS; FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS; LICENSES; PATENTS; REAL OPTIONS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

FINANCE;

EID: 61849154799     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1080.0898     Document Type: Article

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