The use of patents and informal appropriation mechanisms - Differences between sectors and among companies

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 681-693

  Neuhäusler, Peter ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appropriation mechanisms; Intellectual property; Patents; Secrecy; Strategic patenting

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL TESTING; FOREIGN MARKETS; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; MARKET POSITION; PATENT ACTIVITY; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PATENTS; SECRECY; STRATEGIC PATENTING;

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INVESTMENTS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84870508290     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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