Incidence and growth of patent thickets: The impact of technological opportunities and complexity

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 521-563

  Von Graevenitz, Georg ^a   Wagner, Stefan ^b   Harhoff, Dietmar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84886007580     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joie.12032     Document Type: Article

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