Publications
Publications
- July 2008 (Revised October 2008)
- HBS Case Collection
Fidelity Investments' Charitable Gift Fund (A)
By: Robert C. Pozen
Abstract
Deborah Pege, an attorney at Fidelity Investments, needs to decide whether Fidelity should attempt to patent business processes involved with its new charitable gift fund. The case explores the conditions that must be satisfied in order to receive a patent and raises issues about the value of patent versus other ways to protect intellectual property.
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Citation
Pozen, Robert C. "Fidelity Investments' Charitable Gift Fund (A)." Harvard Business School Case 309-002, July 2008. (Revised October 2008.)