Intellectual Property: When Is It the Best Incentive System?
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intellectual property; patents; copyrights; innovation; K3; L5;All these keywords.
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- K3 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law
- L5 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy
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