acacia_8k-121409.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14,
2009
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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000-26068
(Commission
File
Number)
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95-4405754
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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500
Newport Center Drive,
Newport
Beach, California 92660
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949)
480-8300
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Section
7 - Regulation FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On
December 15, 2009, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press release announcing
the verdict of a patent infringement trial brought by its subsidiary, DNT LLC,
against Cellco Partnership, et al. A copy of that release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not
be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 15, 2009 of the
Registrant.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION |
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Date: December
15, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Paul
R. Ryan |
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Name: Paul
R. Ryan |
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Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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