Patents, thickets and the financing of early-stage firms: Evidence from the software industry

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 729-773

  Cockburn, Iain M ^a   MacGarvie, Megan J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67749116103     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2009.00228.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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