The anatomy of rise and fall of patenting and propensity to patent: The case of Sweden

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-198

  Granstrand, Ove ^a   Holgersson, Marcus ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Appropriation; Frequency; Innovation; Intellectual property right; Management; Patent; Policy; Propensity; Strategy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871003046     PISSN: 14789647     EISSN: 14789655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIPM.2012.047503     Document Type: Article

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