The London Agreement and the cost of patenting in Europe

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-237

  van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno ^a,b   Mejer, Malwina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European patent system; Fee elasticity; London Agreement; Patent fees; Translation costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955054496     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-009-9118-6     Document Type: Article

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