Invention and Innovation: Balancing Hold Up, Hold Out, and Standardization
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2471-2825,2471-2833
DOI: 10.1109/mcomstd.2020.200011