Roadblock to Innovation: The Role of Patent Litigation in Corporate R&D

Filippo Mezzanotti
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Filippo Mezzanotti
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9720-1906
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Filippo Mezzanotti

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Filippo Mezzanotti

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9720-1906

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Published Online:2 Feb 2021https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3816

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