Barriers to the use of patent information in SMEs

Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Small Firms

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 157-173

  Hall, Matthew ^a   Oppenheim, Charles ^b,d   Sheen, Margaret ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906586206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203466278     Document Type: Chapter

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