An Economic Analysis of Deferred Examination System: Evidence from Policy Reforms in Japan
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- Yamauchi, Isamu & Nagaoka, Sadao, 2015. "An economic analysis of deferred examination system: Evidence from a policy reform in Japan," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 19-28.
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Keywords
patent; examination; option value; fee structure; R&D;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- C41 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
- L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
- 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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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-INO-2014-07-05 (Innovation)
- NEP-IPR-2014-07-05 (Intellectual Property Rights)
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