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Larissa S. Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts. She also leads the firm's team that... View Details

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Cash-for-Information Whistleblower Programs: Effects on Whistleblowing and Consequences for Whistleblowers

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Gerardo Pérez Cavazos

Cash-for-information whistleblower programs have gained momentum as a regulatory tool to enforce corporate misconduct. Yet, little is known about how financial incentives affect whistleblowers’ decisions to report potential misconduct to authorities. Similarly, there... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Misconduct; Whistleblowers; Financial Incentives; Ethics; Governance Compliance; Lawsuits and Litigation

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22 Dec 2015
First Look

December 22, 2015

Ann Leamon Abstract—In the past two decades, patents of inventions related to financial services ("finance patents"), as well as litigation around these patents, have surged. One of the repeated concerns voiced by academics and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

28 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 28, 2015

Gurun, and Scott Kominers Abstract—We develop a theoretical model of, and provide the first large-sample evidence on, the behavior and impact of non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the intellectual property space. Our model shows that NPE View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

sovereign debt? Judging by other restructurings over the past four decades, Argentina is an anomaly, a case worth watching but unlikely to set any lasting legal or economic precedent. Ongoing litigation is predicated on what the Second... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

July 2012
Case

El Paso's Sale to Kinder Morgan

By: John Coates, Clayton Rose and David Lane

On October 16, 2011, El Paso agreed to sell itself to Kinder Morgan for just over $21 billion. Shareholders filed suit, arguing that the process was tainted by conflict and that a higher price could be obtained. Delaware Chancellor Leo Strine agreed with the plaintiffs... View Details

Keywords: El Paso; Kinder Morgan; Goldman Sachs; Leo Strine; Conflicts Of Interest; Corporate Governance; Relationships; Lawsuits and Litigation; Energy Industry; Banking Industry; United States

September 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Cartier v. Metro

Metro, a German wholesaler, sued Cartier, a French luxury retailer, to require Cartier to honor Cartier's guarantee on its watches that Metro sold, even though Metro is not part of Cartier's selective distribution network. Is such a network incompatible with the... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Distribution Channels; Apparel and Accessories Industry; France; Germany; European Union

July 2024
Article

Buying the Verdict

By: Lauren Cohen and Umit Gurun

We document evidence that firms systematically increase specialized, locally targeted advertising following the firm being taken to trial in that given location, precisely following initiation of the suit. In particular, we use legal actions brought against publicly... View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Advertising; Marketing Strategy

22 Jan 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Financial Patent Quality: Finance Patents After State Street

Keywords: by Josh Lerner, Ann Leamon, Mark Baker & Andrew Speen; Financial Services

November 2006 (Revised March 2007)
Case

Goodyear and the Threat of Government Tire Grading

By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Dennis A. Yao and Elizabeth Raabe

In the spring of 1977, Goodyear CEO Charles J. Pilliod Jr. was looking at an internal report on government and legal events relevant to the tire industry. Two items caught his attention. First, he noticed that an industry suit to block the government's proposed system... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Lawsuits and Litigation; Auto Industry; Rubber Industry; United States

February 2018
Background Note

Patent Trolling

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, Scott Duke Kominers and George Hou

The U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Ecosystem is one of the most robust and dynamic in the world—and has been for centuries. The bedrock of this system is the "patent," a legal document that allows its holder exclusive commercialization rights of a part of the "idea... View Details

Keywords: Intellectual Property; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; United States

July 2005
Teaching Note

Multinational Corporations in Apartheid-Era South Africa: The Issue of Reparations (TN)

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

Teaching Note to (9-804-027). View Details

Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Globalized Firms and Management; South Africa

Larissa Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts. She also leads the firm's team that... View Details

Keywords: Legal

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

claims. This practice, known as "re-underwriting," negates the purpose of health insurance and must be eliminated. Fewer Lawsuits. Malpractice litigation and the associated defensive medical practices inflict huge costs on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

11 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation Authors:Atul Nerkar, Srikanth Paruchuri and Mukti Khaire Periodical:In Real Options Theory. Vol. 24, edited by Jeffrey J. Reuer and Tony W. Tong. Advances in Strategic... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

data for themselves and look forward to the new questions they can tackle with it. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53265 forthcoming Boston University Law Review Troll Check? A Proposal for Administrative Review of Patent View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 2023
Teaching Note

LIV Golf

By: Alexander J. MacKay

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 723-371. On March 17, 2022, Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf, announced the 8-tournament schedule for the inaugural season of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Norman, a retired professional golfer and former world #1, was helming the league... View Details

Keywords: Anti-trust; Golf; ＂Sports Organizations,; Sports Management; Competition; Competition Policy; Strategy; Strategy And Leadership; Sports; Competitive Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Sports Industry