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Names: Contreras, Jorge L., editor.
Title: Sub-patent innovation rights : utility models, petty patents, and innovation patents around the world / edited by Jorge L. Contreras, University of Utah.
Description: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024023516 (print) | LCCN 2024023517 (ebook) | ISBN 9781009478120 (hardback) | ISBN 9781009478090 (paperback) | ISBN 9781009478113 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Patent laws and legislation. | Patent licenses. | Technological innovations--Law and legislation | Inventions.
Classification: LCC K1505 .S83 2024 (print) | LCC K1505 (ebook) | DDC 346.04/86--dc23/eng/20240527
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