Prior art: To search or not to search

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 507-521

  Atal, Vidya ^a   Bar, Talia ^a  

^a 464 Uris Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Patent; Prior art; Research and development; Search

Indexed keywords

PATENT; PATENTABILITY; POLICY REFORMS; PRIOR ART; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEARCH; SEARCH INTENSITY; SEARCH TECHNOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART;

INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 78049258893     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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