Geographical differences in intellectual property strategies and outcomes: establishment-level analysis across the American settlement hierarchy
The wealth of utility patent data has made this form of intellectual property (IP) protection the primary focus of the economics and geography of innovation. However, in addition to utility patents, the IP expressed in a firm's products or processes may also be protected via design patents, tra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Regional Studies, Regional Science |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2019.1682651 |