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- February 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- HBS Case Collection
Barry Riceman at NetD (A)
Abstract
Brandon Fogg must solve two seemingly unrelated problems in his management of creative R&D professionals. First, despite having hired brilliant research professionals, his firm is having problems commercializing their ideas. Second, his most brilliant engineer has invented a breakthrough, but refuses to assign the intellectual property to the firm, despite having agreed to do so in his employment contract. Fogg must choose from a variety of options, including prosecution of a noncompete agreement.
Keywords
Intellectual Property; Knowledge Management; Contracts; Research and Development; Creativity; Commercialization
Citation
Fleming, Lee, and Matt Marx. "Barry Riceman at NetD (A)." Harvard Business School Case 606-090, February 2006. (Revised February 2007.)