How many patents are truly valid? Extent, causes, and remedies for latent patent invalidity
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Patent; Patent validity; Litigation; Inventive step; Innovation;All these keywords.
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- K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process
- O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
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