The role of patents and licenses in securing external finance for innovation

Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 55-73

  Harhoff, Dietmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84865203085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849807760.00013     Document Type: Chapter

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