On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope

1990/05/01 by Robert P. Merges, Richard R. Nelson · 6 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Firm Innovation and Growth #Intellectual Property and Patents

paper · doi:10.2307/1122920

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Abstract

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