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Is Silence Golden? Patents versus Secrecy at the Firm Level

Date of publication: May 28, 2009

This article by Katrin Hussinger analyzes the importance of patenting versus secrecy. Based on the empirical analysis of product innovating firms in German manufacturing in 2000, it finds that patents are more important than secrecy to protect the income generated from sale of new products.

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