acacia_8k-082407.htm
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
October
25, 2007
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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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)
(949)
480-8300
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On
October 25, 2007, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press release announcing
its earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2007. 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.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release dated October 25, 2007 of the Registrant.
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:
October 25, 2007
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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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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1
Press Release dated October 25, 2007, of the Registrant.