The transfer of patents in imperial germany

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 921-939

  Burhop, Carsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE GOODS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; TREND ANALYSIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

GERMANY;

EID: 79952931918     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002205071000077X     Document Type: Article

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