Cheaper patents

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-339

  Nicholas, Tom ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Patent reform; Propensity to patent

Indexed keywords

BRITAIN; PATENT POLICIES; PATENT REFORMS; PATENT SYSTEM; PROPENSITY TO PATENT;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 79151469920     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

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