Tribunal specialization and institutional targeting in patent enforcement

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 869-887

  Somaya, Deepak ^a   Mcdaniel, Christine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b United States International Trade Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Forum shopping; Institutional targeting; Integrated strategy; Litigation; Nonmarket strategy; Patents; Strategic stakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863114594     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0669     Document Type: Article

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