Determinants of patent withdrawals: Evidence from a sample of Italian applications with the EPO

World Patent Information

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 308-314

  Schettino, Francesco ^a   Sterlacchini, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Applicants' features; EPO citations; Italian applicants; Patent examination; Patent quality; Patent withdrawals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349823874     PISSN: 01722190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpi.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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