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- February 2007
- Supplement
Patents & Patients, CIPLA - Video
By: Rohit Deshpande
Deshpande, Rohit. "Patents & Patients, CIPLA - Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 507-705, February 2007.
- Article
Patenting in the Shadow of Competitors
By: J. Lerner
Lerner, J. "Patenting in the Shadow of Competitors." Journal of Law & Economics 38, no. 2 (October 1995): 563–595.
- 09 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
When to Sell Your Idea: Theory and Evidence from the Movie Industry
- Article
Invention and Agglomeration in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT
By: Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein
We document that the Bay Area rose from 4% of all successful US patent applications in 1976 to 16% in 2008. This is partly driven by the increase in the prevalence of information and communication technology; however, even for patents unrelated to information and... View Details
Forman, Chris, Avi Goldfarb, and Shane Greenstein. "Invention and Agglomeration in the Bay Area: Not Just ICT." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 106, no. 5 (May 2016): 146–151.
- 04 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Some Facts of High-Tech Patenting
- January 2012
- Case
Calvin Klein and Warnaco Group: Negotiating a Trademark License
By: Susan Fournier, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, William W. Fisher III and Robert Mnookin
- April 2002
- Article
Where Does State Street Lead? A First Look at Finance Patents, 1971-2000
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "Where Does State Street Lead? A First Look at Finance Patents, 1971-2000." Journal of Finance 57, no. 2 (April 2002). (Earlier versions distributed as HBS Working Paper No. 01-005 and NBER Working Paper No. 7918; Supplemental information on financial patents. Spreadsheet of financial patents, 1971-February 2000.)
- Article
Intermediary Functions and the Market for Innovation in Meiji and Taisho Japan
By: Tom Nicholas and Hiroshi Shimizu
Japan experienced a transformational phase of technological development during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We argue that an important, but so far neglected, factor was a developing market for innovation and a patent attorney system that was... View Details
Nicholas, Tom, and Hiroshi Shimizu. "Intermediary Functions and the Market for Innovation in Meiji and Taisho Japan." Business History Review 87, no. 1 (Spring 2013): 121–150.
- fall 2000
- Article
Putting Patents in Context: Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ajay Agrawal
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ajay Agrawal. "Putting Patents in Context: Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT." Economic Institutions of Strategy 21 (fall 2000): 1123–1145. (Reprinted in Advances in Strategic Management, Volume 26, Economic Institutions of Strategy," edited by J. Nickerson and B. Silverman, 2009.)
- January 1996
- Case
Palm Computing, Inc. (A)
By: Myra M. Hart
Discusses patents, licenses, and deal making in a start-up venture. The entrepreneur, Jeff Hawkins, holds a patent on Palm Print, a pattern recognition algorithm. After licensing Palm Print to his employer, he led three years of development of commercial products for... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Patents; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Deal; Business Startups; Management Teams
Hart, Myra M. "Palm Computing, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-245, January 1996.
- 22 Jan 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Financial Patent Quality: Finance Patents After State Street
- 30 Nov 2007
- Conference Presentation
The Ethnic Composition of US Inventors: Evidence Building from Ethnic Names in US Patents
By: William R. Kerr
- March 2018 (Revised April 2018)
- Supplement
1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (B)
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Ramana Nanda
It was March 2018. Should proposed U.S. solar tariffs keep U.S.-based 1366 CEO Frank van Mierlo from starting up his 1st full-scale manufacturing plant overseas? View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Intellectual Property; Trade; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Energy Industry; United States; China; Korean Peninsula
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Ramana Nanda. "1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 818-116, March 2018. (Revised April 2018.)
- February 2006 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Atheros Communications
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lauren Barley
Managers at Atheros, a leading provider of wireless local area network chipsets, must decide whether to join a special interest group (SIG) proposed by Intel to end an impasse over standards for the 802.11n (11n), the next generation of "Wi-Fi" technology. Two factions... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Standards; Wireless Technology; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lauren Barley. "Atheros Communications." Harvard Business School Case 806-093, February 2006. (Revised June 2007.)
- 28 Feb 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Patent Trolls and Small-Business Employment
- Article
"Troll" Check? A Proposal for Administrative Review of Patent Litigation
By: Lauren Cohen, John Golden, Umit Gurun and Scott Duke Kominers
The patent system is commonly justified as a way to promote social welfare and, more specifically, technological progress. For years, however, there has been concern that patent litigation is undermining, rather than furthering, these goals. Particularly in the United... View Details
Cohen, Lauren, John Golden, Umit Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Troll" Check? A Proposal for Administrative Review of Patent Litigation. Boston University Law Review 97, no. 5 (October 2017): 1775–1841.
- December 2016
- Case
Muñoz Group Faces Brexit
By: Forest Reinhardt and Annelena Lobb
In 2016, Muñoz Group, a multifaceted agribusiness company that developed, produced, packed, imported, and exported citrus, flowers, grapes, juice, and ice cream, faced an unexpected new challenge in the British public’s vote for the United Kingdom to exit the European... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Globalization; Intellectual Property; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe
Reinhardt, Forest, and Annelena Lobb. "Muñoz Group Faces Brexit." Harvard Business School Case 717-006, December 2016.
- May 2004
- Article
Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations
By: Tom Nicholas and Petra Moser
Nicholas, Tom, and Petra Moser. "Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 94, no. 2 (May 2004).
- Article
150 Years of Patent Office Practice
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "150 Years of Patent Office Practice." American Law and Economics Review 7, no. 1 (Spring 2005): 112–143. (Earlier version distributed as Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 00-040 and National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 7478.)