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- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
years, several different intermediation business models have emerged for the intellectual property (IP) market. This note describes the most prominent ones: non-practicing entities (or patent trolls), defensive View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
and sales by 7 percent. Moreover, the team found that improving digital technology increased innovation; companies that received more technology investment held more new patents afterward. “If there are firms that haven’t been interested... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
on average, more valuable—they are more clinically effective; have higher patent citations; lead to more revenue and to higher stock market value. Using variation in the expansion of Medicare prescription drug coverage, we show that firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 1999 (Revised December 2005)
- Case
Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Katharina Pick. "Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (G)." Harvard Business School Case 400-012, July 1999. (Revised December 2005.)
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Management Strategy Ex-Ante Agreements in Standard Setting and Patent Pool Formation By: Llanes, Gastón, and Joaquín Poblete Abstract—We present a model of standard setting and patent-pool formation. We study the effects of alternative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
thought to enhance creativity. Yet empirical studies of their evolution and evidence of their benefits remain scarce. We develop and exploit a novel database on patent co-authorship to investigate the effects of collaboration networks on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
Despite earning two engineering degrees at Stanford, HBS associate professor Lee Fleming says he always knew he "wanted to study more than electrons." Even so, the former professional musician and bike racer, who worked at Hewlett-Packard for seven years and... View Details
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
sector. Pisano proposes more vertical integration, fewer but closer long-term collaborations, and quasi-public corporations. In academia he calls for more cross-disciplinary research and for universities to strive to disseminate new knowledge and liberate it from... View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
work in linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. patents and their citation properties to map the innovation network and its strength. Past innovation network structures are calculated using citation patterns across technology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
sacrifice long-term growth to boost short-term performance. We investigate 495 transactions with a focus on one form of long-term activities, namely investments in innovation as measured by patenting activity. We find no evidence that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Hester Pharmaceuticals (A): A Pricing Dilemma
By: Dante Roscini and John Masko
In August 2019, the leadership of Hester Pharmaceuticals (Hester) had a problem. Italy promised to be a key market for their new breakthrough oncology drug Akrozumab, but for almost two years, its single-payer healthcare system had been unable to agree with Hester on a... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Trade; Price; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health Care and Treatment; Patents; Monopoly; Negotiation; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Human Needs; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Pharmaceutical Industry; Italy
Roscini, Dante, and John Masko. "Hester Pharmaceuticals (A): A Pricing Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 721-001, January 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
- 10 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients
brand-building to add the ingredient brand on the package as well as in advertising? There are 4 conditions: 1. The ingredient is highly differentiated, usually supported by patent protection, and so adds an aura of quality to the overall... View Details
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 611009. View Details
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
acquisition. Each startup was required to have at least one academic founder and one existing patent, which lowered the number of companies in the study to a total of 308, involving more than 500 scholars. Roche and Boudou measured how closely the scope of the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
and the University of California, Berkeley were in the middle of a contentious patent dispute over which entity controlled a breakthrough gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. With CRISPR-Cas9, scientists might soon be able to cure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
August 2013 Journal of Political Economy Standard Essential Patents By: Lerner, Josh, and Jean Tirole Abstract—A major policy issue in standard setting is that patents that are ex-ante not that important... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
with manufacturers, although asking a manufacturer not to sign with Amazon, for example, might be a tough sell. In cases where the third parties develop products themselves, as is the case with many mobile apps, companies may be able to stave off platform competition... View Details
- March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation
By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details
Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Chemical Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, Christopher T. Stanton, and Matthew G. Preble. "Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 817-107, March 2017. (Revised February 2025.)
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
this without a patent or a copyright. In theory, anyone could try to horn in on his territory. Surely some are trying; there are no formal barriers to entry. Rovell's competitive advantage is his reputation. Foster A Reputation For... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler