Trading and enforcing patent rights

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-312

  Galasso, Alberto ^a   Schankerman, Mark ^b   Serrano, Carlos J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Spain)

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EID: 84879341005     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12020     Document Type: Article

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