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Patent Hold-Up and Antitrust: How A Well-Intentioned Rule Could Retard Innovation

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  • Gregory J. Werden

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  • Bernhard Ganglmair & Luke M. Froeb & Gregory J. Werden, 2012. "Patent Hold-Up and Antitrust: How A Well-Intentioned Rule Could Retard Innovation," Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(2), pages 249-273, June.
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