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June 11 (Reuters) - Life sciences company Acacia Research Corp. (ACTG.O) said it has received regulatory approval to spin off its CombiMatrix Corp. unit through an initial public offering.

CombiMatrix will split from Acacia Research on Aug. 15 and will trade under the symbol 'CBMX' on the Nasdaq, Acacia said in a statement.

(Reporting by Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore)

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