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Using Patents to Mislead Rivals
According to the author, recent surveys report that firms claim they do not rely heavily on patents in order to appropriate a return on their innovation. Yet, firms do patent, as indicated by the large
number of patents that are granted. The paper attempts to offer a possible resolution to the puzzle.
Link
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/research/webpapers/paper_11483_04009.pdf