Duration of patent protection: Does one size fit all?

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 402-408

  Christie, Andrew F ^a   Rotstein, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84910155813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17471540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jiplp/jpn060     Document Type: Review

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