Strategic patents and asymmetric litigation costs as entry deterrence instruments
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Entry deterrence;JEL classification:
- O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
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