Partisan patent examiners? Exploring the link between the political ideology of patent examiners and patent office outcomes

Partisan patent examiners? Exploring the link between the political ideology of patent examiners and patent office outcomes
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党派专利审查员?

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10.1016/j.respol.2023.104853
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2023
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7.2
通讯作者:
Fehder, Daniel
Fehder, Daniel
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管理学1区
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作者:
Raffiee, Joseph;Teodoridis, Florenta;Fehder, Daniel

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