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  • November 1978 (Revised October 1989)
  • Case

Amicon Corp. (B)

Details the negotiation between Amicon and three potential licensees, Jackson, Maynard-Smith and Behrstein. View Details
Keywords: Technology; Patents; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Health Care and Treatment; Biotechnology Industry
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  • 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
  • 05 Jul 2006
  • First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

pending patent case involving VMware and Microsoft and integration challenges associated with EMC's decision to spend $3 billion to acquire two other software firms based in California. The case raises issues surrounding deal protection... 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
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  • April 2008 (Revised August 2008)
  • Supplement

AT&T v. Microsoft (B): District Court Ruling and Appeal

By: Willy C. Shih
The (B) case follows the course of Microsoft's settlement with AT&T, and its appeal in the issue of foreign replicated software that eventually goes to the U.S. Supreme Court. It is intended for follow-up the discussion of the (A) case with what happened, examining a... View Details
Keywords: Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Conflict and Resolution; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2015
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December 1, 2015

Economic Journal Global Collaborative Patents By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We study the prevalence and traits of global collaborative patents for U.S. public companies, where the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 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
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 26 Aug 2014
  • First Look

First Look: August 26

These results provide the first empirical demonstration of the influence of guilt on sense of control and risk-taking, extend previous theorizing on guilt, and more generally contribute to our understanding of how specific emotions influence cognition and behavior.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2011
  • Teaching Note

Zespri (TN)

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
Teaching Note for 511001. View Details
Keywords: Competition; Brands and Branding; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Strategy; Patents; Food and Beverage Industry; Australia; New Zealand
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  • April 2006
  • Background Note

Legal Aspects of Management: Increasing and Capturing the Value of Knowledge Assets

Describes the third module of the Harvard Business School MBA second-year elective course Legal Aspects of Management. This module deals with the way in which intellectual property rights--as protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets--enable firms... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Patents; Competitive Advantage; Trademarks; Copyright
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  • 01 Sep 2011
  • News

Charged Up

out of MIT, A123’s patented rechargeable batteries include a breakthrough Nanophosphate powder that increases conductivity, providing higher power levels and longer battery life. With initial applications for commercial customers (such as... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; batteries; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 01 Dec 2000
  • News

Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers

Amazon.com (zealously seeking government-issued patents for e-commerce innovations) and the trio of Netscape, Oracle, and Sun (bolstering the Justice Department's case against Microsoft). Historically, Spar observed, breakthrough... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton; Microsoft; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information
  • 12 Apr 2012
  • News

HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

sponsorships to Fortune 500 companies trying to reach our network of millions of K-12 students and their parents. new england TrophoMax® is the brand name for patented agricultural seed and leaf inoculants that have demonstrated crop... View Details
Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest
  • 22 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

often leading to new patents and companies—and at the same time producing a rich dataset for research. Comparing the list of winners for 100 years with databases of patent data from the British View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • February 2018
  • Article

Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns

By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has three comparative advantages: including emerging and advanced economies, isolating panel variation regarding the link between productivity and... View Details
Keywords: Exports; Comparative Advantage; Technological Transfer; Innovation; Networks; Patents; Residency; Technology Adoption; Trade; Research and Development; Immigration; United States
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  • 2013
  • Working Paper

Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns

By: William R. Kerr
This study tests the importance of Ricardian technology differences for international trade. The empirical analysis has three comparative advantages: including emerging and advanced economies, isolating panel variation regarding the link between productivity and... View Details
Keywords: Exports; Comparative Advantage; Technological Transfer; Innovation; Networks; Patents; Residency; Technology Adoption; Trade; Research and Development; Immigration; United States
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  • 31 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 31

intellectual property environment so that they can build effective participation strategies for their organizations. Understanding the misaligned incentives that result in the production of junk patents and the challenges of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

Ilene Lang

the foot if they don’t figure out how to incorporate that talent and experience into leadership. Why? Diverse teams produce better results. A study conducted by the National Center for Women & Information Technology looked at the number of times a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • May 2004 (Revised April 2005)
  • Background Note

Intellectual Property and Strategy

By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
Explores the role of intellectual property in firms' strategies. Explains the legal and strategic differences between patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets and explores the multiple ways firms use these different legal protections to gain competitive... View Details
Keywords: Copyright; Patents; Trademarks; Competitive Advantage; Value
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  • 29 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 29

laboratory for examining the effectiveness of complementary mechanisms to patents. Patents were introduced in 1885, and by 1911, 1.2 million mostly non-pecuniary prizes were awarded at 8,503 competitions. Prizes provided a strong boost to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne