Discussion of patents, licenses and transactions in the launch business. Entrepreneur, Jeff Hawkins, has a patent on the palm print, pattern recognition algorithm. After licensing handprint to his employer, he gave three years to develop commercial products. Focuses on the efforts of Hawkins to start a new, non-competing businesses that require a cross-license on improvements handprint. Hawkins employer wants to stay for the development of new products "in house" and resists the contract. "Hide
by Myra M. Hart Source: Harvard Business School 11 pages. Publication Date: January 22, 1996. Prod. #: 396245-PDF-ENG
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