Are Trademark Counts a Valid Indicator of Innovation? Results of an In-Depth Study of New Benelux Trademarks Filed by SMEs

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 310-331

  Flikkema, Meindert ^a   De Man, Ard Pieter ^a   Castaldi, Carolina ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

innovation; IPRs; measurement; SMEs; Trademarks

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BENELUX;

EID: 84904273420     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2014.934547     Document Type: Article

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