To trademark or not to trademark: The case of the creative and cultural industries

Research Policy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 606-616

  Castaldi, Carolina ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copyrights; Creative and cultural industries; Innovation; Intellectual property rights (IPR); Motives; Trademarks

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TRADEMARKS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CULTURAL INDUSTRIES; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MOTIVES; PRODUCT VARIETY; RESEARCH GAPS; SERVICE SECTORS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 85042120661     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.01.006     Document Type: Article

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