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The most feared man in Silicon Valley?
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos asks Nathan Myhrvold, CEO and founder of Intellectual Ventures, on his status as a scary figure to some Silicon Valley companies. Myhrvold explains his ideas on patents.\r\n

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