Preemptive patenting under uncertainty and asymmetric information
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Preemptive patenting under uncertainty and asymmetric information
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Operations Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0254-5330,1572-9338
DOI: 10.1007/s10479-006-0125-5