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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-18-005833
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180426
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180426

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Marathon Patent Group, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001507605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				010949984
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36555
		FILM NUMBER:		18779445

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 380
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 804-1690

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 380
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	American Strategic Minerals Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20111213

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERVE VENTURES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20101210
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to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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PATENT GROUP, INC.</U></B></FONT></P>

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by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect; 240.12b-2 of this chapter).</FONT></P>

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an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>

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    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
    Officers.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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of Francis Knuettel, II </I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
April22, 2018, Mr. Francis Knuettel, II resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
for personal reasons. Mr. Knuettel did not resign for any reasons related to the Company&rsquo;s accounting practices or financial
statements.</FONT></P>

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of David Lieberman</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">On
April 26, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed David Lieberman as the Company&rsquo;s Interim Chief Financial Officer. In connection
with his appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lieberman will be the Company&rsquo;s Principal Accounting Officer.
Since Mr. Lieberman will no longer be independent, he resigned as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nomination
and Compensation Committee.&#9;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
Lieberman will receive a salary of $15,000 per month as Interim Chief Financial Officer. He will also receive a one-time grant
of 50,000 shares under the Company&rsquo;s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan which shares shall vest 25% per year over a three year period,
subject to acceleration upon a change of control. Mr. Lieberman is also eligible for a bonus at the Board&rsquo;s discretion.
Mr. Lieberman has been a director of the Company since August 2017. Mr. Lieberman&rsquo;s biography is set forth below:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mr.
David Lieberman, age 73, is a seasoned business executive with over 40 years of financial experience beginning with five years
as an accountant with Price Waterhouse. He has extensive experience as a senior operational and financial executive serving both
multiple public and non-public companies. Mr. Lieberman currently serves as the President of Cobra International and Lieberman
Financial Consulting where he acts as administrator for several investment groups. Previously he served as CFO and Director for
MEDL Mobile Holdings, Inc., and CFO and Director of Datascension, Inc., a telephone market research company that provides both
outbound and inbound services to corporate customers, since January 2008 and a director of that company since 2006. From 2006
to 2007, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Dalrada Financial Corporation, a publicly traded payroll processing company based
in San Diego. From 2003 to 2006, he was the Chief Financial Officer for John Goyak &amp; Associates, Inc., a Las Vegas-based aerospace
consulting firm. Mr. Lieberman attended the University of Cincinnati, where he received his B.A. in Business, and is a licensed
CPA in the State of California.</FONT></P>

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of Fred Thiel</I></FONT></P>

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Board appointed Fred Thiel as a Board Member and appointed him to serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member
of the Nomination and Compensation Committee. Mr. Thiel&rsquo;s biography is set forth below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Since
June 2017, Mr. Thiel has been the Chairman of SPROCKET, INC., a Blockchain/Cryptocurrency technology and financial services company
whose mission is to reduce the risk and friction of cryptocurrency trading across marketplaces, regions and exchanges by establishing
a federation of exchanges that together create a single aggregated global trading market place with large scale liquidity, rapid
execution, minimal counter-party risk, and price transparency. From January 2013 until November 2015, Mr. Thiel served as a director
of Local Corporation, which was a NASDAQ listed entity which was a leader in on-line local search and digital media, mobile search
monetization and programmatic retargeting markets. He served as Chairman of the Board of LOCAL from January 2014 to November 2015
and as its Chief Executive Officer from May 2014 to November 2015. Mr. Thiel has been the principal of Thiel Advisors Inc. since
2013. Thiel Advisors is a boutique advisory firm providing PE and VC firms, as well as public and private company boards of director,
with deep technology industry operating expertise and strategic advisory services. Mr. Thiel has no family relationship with any
other officer or director. The Board believes that Mr. Thiel meets the definition of an &ldquo;Independent Director&rdquo; as
defined by NASDAQ.</FONT></P>

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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 thereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:
April 26, 2018</FONT></P>

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