Intellectual property rights business management practices: A survey of the literature
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In this paper, a survey of the empirical literature regarding the use and management of Intellectual Property rights (IPRs) is presented, focusing on the US, Canada, EU, Japan and Australia and the protection of IP in specific industry groups.About:
This article is published in Technovation.The article was published on 2006-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 232 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Intellectual property & Valuation (finance).read more
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Patent application and technological collaboration in inventive activities: 1980–2005
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Appropriability of innovation results: an empirical study in spanish manufacturing firms
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