Patents: Economics, Policy, and Measurement - Frederic M. Scherer - Google Books

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Patents summarizes four decades of pioneering research by F.M. Scherer on the economics of patent protection. This book is distinguished by concern for the role of patents in a global context and by thorough investigation into the utility of patent counts…