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- 28 Dec 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Tech Clusters
- 2020
- Working Paper
Tech Clusters
By: William R. Kerr and Frederic Robert-Nicoud
Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech cluster, how they function internally, and the degree to which policy makers can purposefully... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Agglomeration; Innovation; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Patents
Kerr, William R., and Frederic Robert-Nicoud. "Tech Clusters." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-063, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Research Brief: Launching into a Downturn
opportunity costs that a person might encounter in launching a venture. And the news is even grimmer for teams of academics: The more founders on the team with a PhD or postdoc training, “the lower the likelihood of survival and the smaller the number of View Details
- 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
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Zespri (TN)
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Mary Shelman
Teaching Note for 511001. View Details
- 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
Bagley, Constance E. "Legal Aspects of Management: Increasing and Capturing the Value of Knowledge Assets." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-137, April 2006.
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for 611009. View Details
- Web
Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising
assured businesses of prominent visibility for an entire year. By the mid 1800s, almanacs, filled with practical information from gardening tips to postal rates, became an especially successful advertising venue for patent medicines. 25... View Details
- Web
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
Contracts: PE – Part II Day 6: Contracts – Earnout Provisions Module 2: Additional Building Blocks Day 7: Torts and Toxic Torts Day 8: IP – Patents and Patent Licenses Day 9: IP – Copyrights Day 10:... View Details
- 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
- 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
- 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
Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "Intellectual Property and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-493, May 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Rebooting Europe
percent in the next two years. Global patent filings from the EU also dropped to record lows, hovering at a dismal 5.8 percent of global filings in 2013. (In comparison, the United States was at 22.3 percent, China at 32.1 percent.) And... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
fifth box? 3) Consider partnering with local humane societies. For example, offer a reduced-cost first package after an adoption—the goal being to associate the joy of bringing a pet home with your product. — Laura Viaches (MBA 2008) Vertically integrate through a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
Jim Knott's Aquamesh lobster traps set a new standard for durability, quickly supplanting the wooden traps used by generations of lobstermen. Chinese knockoffs failed to match Aquamesh's patented process. Will business leaders reconnect... View Details
- July 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case
By: Robert C. Pozen
This brief case describes settlements Indian drug maker Ranbaxy has made with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, as well as Daiichi Kangyo's purchase of a majority shareholding in Ranbaxy in 2008. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Patents; Lawsuits and Litigation; Ownership Stake; Pharmaceutical Industry; India
Pozen, Robert C. "Recent Developments in the Ranbaxy Case." Harvard Business School Case 609-010, July 2008. (Revised September 2008.)
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
with numerous visits to the Library of Congress and the Patent Office. "I had to buy over 1,000 pieces of glassware to describe and photograph. After the company closed, I was able to go through old sales, production, and financial... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking
Walsh spoke about creating wearable robotic equipment to help people with physical disabilities, and HBS professor Lauren H. Cohen outlined research focusing on “patent trolls” that sue cash-rich companies for patent violations. Ongoing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
Masses Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) Cofounder and CEO, The Grommet “The maker movement will continue to gather steam. Each of the last three years has been record-breaking in patent issuances. Why? This is what happens when tech platforms like... View Details
- 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