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- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Patenting Behavior: Demographics or Opportunities? Authors:Pierre Azoulay, Waverly Ding, and Toby Stuart Periodical:Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the individual, contextual, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
An explosion in software patents within the last 50 years fueled the rise of America’s six major tech hubs, but also siphoned talent from some of the nation’s biggest cities, new research finds. The transition to six major hubs—San... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
prizes that are awarded to high-quality innovations may encourage future innovation. U.S. patent data indicate a 40% increase after 1851 in patenting for prizewinners compared with other exhibits. Results... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Discussion of "Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States" by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis
By: Josh Lerner
Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Education; Information Technology; Patents; Law; Communication; United States
Lerner, Josh. Discussion of "Ivory Tower and Industrial Innovation: University-Industry Technology Transfer Before and After the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States" by David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat, and Arvids A. Ziedonis. Journal of Economic Literature 43, no. 2 (June 2005): 510–511.
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
and examples of how it is impacting the food industry. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517064 Harvard Business School Case 218-085 Patent Trolling The U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Ecosystem is one of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
Lemmens and Sunil Gupta provides a novel method for determining which customers to target in order to maximize the profit of a retention campaign. The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Market... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
simulate counterfactuals, and develop tentative implications for pricing policy. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-034.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBT Plc: The Broadband Revolution (A) Harvard Business School Case 407-001 This paper proposes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- May 2020
- Article
Inventor Gender and the Direction of Invention
By: Rembrand Koning, Sampsa Samila and John-Paul Ferguson
We study whether increasing the share of female inventors leads to more biomedical inventions that focus on the needs of women. After accounting for detailed disease-technology, disease-year, and technology-year fixed effects, we find that a 10 percentage point... View Details
Koning, Rembrand, Sampsa Samila, and John-Paul Ferguson. "Inventor Gender and the Direction of Invention." AEA Papers and Proceedings 110 (May 2020): 250–254.
- 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11
Choudhury, Prithwiraj Abstract—I study whether return migrants and their direct reports facilitate knowledge production and transfer across borders for multinationals. Using unique personnel and patenting data for 1,315 inventors at an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54888 Some Facts of High-Tech Patenting By: Webb, Michael, Nick Short, Nicholas Bloom, and Josh Lerner Abstract— : Patenting in software, cloud computing, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Investments' Charitable Gift Fund (A) Harvard Business School Case 309-002 Deborah Pege, an attorney at Fidelity Investments, needs to decide whether Fidelity should attempt to patent business processes involved with its new charitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53786 forthcoming Strategic Management Journal Scope versus Speed: Team Diversity, Leader Experience, and Patenting Outcomes for Firms By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Martine R. Haas... View Details
- November 1978 (Revised February 1990)
- Case
Amicon Corp. (C)
Details the negotiations between Amicon and one potential licensee, Jackson. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Patents; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Health Care and Treatment; Biotechnology Industry
Capon, Noel. "Amicon Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 579-095, November 1978. (Revised February 1990.)
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
sneakers. Maria Lin, a partner at the intellectual property law firm of Morgan & Finnegan, worked with Chinese leaders in the early 1980s to develop the country's patent laws and, as a trained scientist, was involved in a number of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- June 1976 (Revised March 1984)
- Case
Polaroid-Kodak
By: Norman A. Berg
Describes Kodak's long-awaited challenge to Polaroid in the field of instant photography. Provides technological and company background of both Polaroid and Eastman-Kodak and their respective product lines. Discusses Polaroid's claim that Kodak infringed on 10 Polaroid... View Details
Berg, Norman A. "Polaroid-Kodak." Harvard Business School Case 376-266, June 1976. (Revised March 1984.)
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
endowments would not necessarily result in similar returns. The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues Author: Josh Lerner Publication: American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings (forthcoming) Abstract Economists have... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- May 2003
- Teaching Note
Performance Indicator (TN)
By: Kenneth S. Corts and Jan W. Rivkin
Teaching Note for (9-702-480). View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research
dug into the precarious topic in his presentation, Private Equity: Financial Capital, Real Consequences? In one study of 495 leveraged-buyout transactions, Lerner and colleagues looked into whether such transactions squelched innovation and ignored long-term grown.... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
Society Starts Here Authors:Eccles Robert G., and George Serafeim Publication:CSR Report 2013 Abstract No abstract available. Book: http://www.mediatenor.com/pdf/CSR_2013_web.pdf The New Patent Intermediaries: Platforms, Defensive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2012
- Article
Inducement Prizes and Innovation
By: Liam Brunt, Josh Lerner and Tom Nicholas
We examine the effect of prizes on innovation using data on awards for technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Patents; Innovation and Invention; Information Technology; Growth and Development; England
Brunt, Liam, Josh Lerner, and Tom Nicholas. "Inducement Prizes and Innovation." Journal of Industrial Economics 60, no. 4 (December 2012): 657–696.