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Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets?: an empirical investigation of patent rationales

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Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets? an empirical investigation of patent rationales. / Walter, Sascha; Schmidt, Arne; Walter, Achim.
In: Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 31, No. 12, 4, 2011, p. 403-417.

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Walter, S, Schmidt, A & Walter, A 2011, 'Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets? an empirical investigation of patent rationales', Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, vol. 31, no. 12, 4, pp. 403-417. <http://digitalknowledge.babson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2243&context=fer>

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Walter, S., Schmidt, A., & Walter, A. (2011). Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets? an empirical investigation of patent rationales. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 31(12), 403-417. Article 4. http://digitalknowledge.babson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2243&context=fer

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Walter S, Schmidt A, Walter A. Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets? an empirical investigation of patent rationales. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. 2011;31(12):403-417. 4.

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Walter, Sascha ; Schmidt, Arne ; Walter, Achim. / Do academic entrepreneurs patent their secrets? an empirical investigation of patent rationales. In: Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research. 2011 ; Vol. 31, No. 12. pp. 403-417.

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