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1. Patents and Economics

Author : Samuel Meng

Published in: Patentism Replacing Capitalism

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This chapter explains the links between patents and economics and provides an overview of the book.

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Metadata
Title
Patents and Economics
Author
Samuel Meng
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Patentism Replacing Capitalism

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-12246-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-12247-8

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12247-8_1

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