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Protecting the intellectual property of built environment designs using blockchain technology

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|Sep 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2023-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
Language: English
Page range: 157 - 168
Submitted on: Apr 27, 2022
Accepted on: Jul 16, 2023
Published on: Sep 14, 2023
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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