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Current Status Of Study of the Field Materials Used in the Paper

Analysis of the field with basis on Field Research Methodology

Currently Part of the Paper:

1. Overview of Economics of Intellectual Property in Kits
2. Give an overall picture of the Kits' sector
3. Legal tools available for and in use by the actors of Kits' sector: IP in Kits

Not Currently Part of the Paper:

1. Outputs and Products of the field: data, narratives and tools produced by the Kits' sector
2. competitive advantages in Kits
3. IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in Kits
4. IP Profile of non-profit companies in Kits
5. IP Profile of Universities working in Kits
6. IP Profile of Associations in Kits
7. Commons based cases in Kits
8. Peer-Production Business models in Kits
9. Open Business models in Kits

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