Publications
Publications
- July 2000
- HBS Case Collection
Patent & License Exchange, The: Enabling a Global IP Marketplace
Abstract
The Patent & License Exchange (pl-x) is a start-up company seeking to create a market for intellectual property over the Web. The company has targeted the United States as its initial market and has developed its services and processes for the United States. Now it is entering Japan. How well will its services fit the Japanese market for intellectual property?
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Citation
Chesbrough, Henry W., and Edward T Smith. "Patent & License Exchange, The: Enabling a Global IP Marketplace." Harvard Business School Case 601-019, July 2000.