His last-minute intervention followed an unusual bidding contest between two intellectual-property venture firms in which Nathan Myhrvold , a former Microsoft executive , is involved : ThinkFire Services , where Mr. Myhrvold is chairman , and Intellectual Ventures , a private fund founded in 2000 by Mr. Myhrvold and Edward Jung .
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