Improving patent incentives and enforcement

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 798-808

  Schankerman, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84880509775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17471540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jiplp/jpp145     Document Type: Review

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