0000902595-00-000092 S-8 3 20000721 20000721 ACACIA RESEARCH CORP 0000934549 6282 954405754 DE 1231 S-8 33 333-42024 677034 55 SOUTH LAKE AVE STE B PASADENA CA 91101 6264496431 12 S RAYMOND AVENUE SUITE B PASADENA CA 91105 S-8 1 0001.txt REGISTRATION STATEMENT EX-5.1 2 0002.txt OPINION OF COUNSEL EX-23.1 3 0003.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS