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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. A number of important legal decision, 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; Intellectual Property; 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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• 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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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | June 2018 (Revised January 2020)

  Qualcomm Inc., 2019

  David B. Yoffie

  Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-514.

  Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Intellectual Property; Technology; Standards; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Telecommunications Industry; Semiconductor Industry;

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  Yoffie, David B. "Qualcomm Inc., 2019." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-517, June 2018. (Revised January 2020.)  View Details

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