Pre-emptive patenting: securing market exclusion and freedom of operation

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-29

  Guellec, Dominique ^a   Martinez, Catalina ^b   Zuniga, Pluvia ^c  

^a OECD   (France)

^b Institute of Public Goods and Policies   (Spain)

^c Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

blocking patents; citations; offensive and defensive patenting; patents; pre emptive patenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857097238     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2010.536378     Document Type: Article

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