But Kirk Dailey, a Motorola vice president of intellectual property, said Apple "refused to take a license" after lengthy negotiations.

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He spent a decade with that firm, then served as Vice President of Intellectual Ventures before co-founding his new company, Smartsheet, headed by CEO Mark Mader.

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Lynch, Kodak Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Officer.

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"We believe that working closely with Nanosys will help us to develop exciting new products for our customers that will address needs in the world's largest markets across a number of technologies, " said Seungho Ahn, Senior Vice President of the Intellectual Property Center, Samsung Electronics.

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"Through this acquisition, IV was able to acquire a portfolio that is both strategic and relevant in a variety of technology areas, " said Loria Yeadon, executive vice president of the Invention Investment Fund (IIF) at Intellectual Ventures.

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