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• Case | HBS Case Collection | February 2020

  Intellectual Ventures 2020

  David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher

  After raising $6 billion and buying 60,000 patents, Intellectual Venture was confronted with a changing legal environment. After a number of important legal decisions, including the Supreme Court's so-called "Alice" decision, IV had to shift strategy. IV sold off a substantial portion of its IP portfolio, and refocused its efforts on trying to innovate, using its acquired technologies.

  Keywords: Intellectual Property; Strategy; Innovation and Invention; Technology; Business Model; United States;

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  Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Intellectual Ventures 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-438, February 2020.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | April 2019 (Revised February 2020)

  Ripple: The Business of Crypto

  David B. Yoffie and George Gonzalez

  The case explores Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s mission to disrupt the global payments industry by leveraging the cryptocurrency XRP. Students will learn about Bitcoin and the blockchain industry, as well as Ripple’s unique crypto business model. The case provides an opportunity to navigate the areas of distributed technology, platforms, regulation, and global payments, from the perspective of a San Francisco software startup with over $20 billion in digital assets.

  Keywords: payment systems; cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Blockchain; fintech; Business Startups; Business Model; Disruption; Strategy;

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  Yoffie, David B., and George Gonzalez. "Ripple: The Business of Crypto." Harvard Business School Case 719-506, April 2019. (Revised February 2020.)  View Details

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• Technical Note | HBS Case Collection | October 2019 (Revised January 2020)

  5G Wireless Technology, 2019

  David B. Yoffie, Roneal Desai and Lili Ouyang

  This Note explores the technology and economics of emerging 5G networks.

  Keywords: technology change; Technology; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Communications Industry;

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  Yoffie, David B., Roneal Desai, and Lili Ouyang. "5G Wireless Technology, 2019." Harvard Business School Technical Note 720-362, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)  View Details

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