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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-383441
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120904
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120907
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000934549
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS [6794]
		IRS NUMBER:				954405754
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26068
		FILM NUMBER:		121078242

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9494808300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		#
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September&nbsp;4, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On September&nbsp;4, 2012, the Board of Directors of
Acacia Research Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) appointed Matthew Vella, age 41, as President of the Company, effective September&nbsp;5, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Vella will replace Paul R. Ryan as President of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Ryan will continue
to serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Vella joined the Company in November 2006 as Vice President
of Acacia Research Group, LLC (&#147;ARG&#148;), a subsidiary of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Vella was appointed Senior Vice President in October 2007 and Executive Vice President in October 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Vella served as
Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for ATI Research, Inc. from May 2005 to November 2006. Prior to joining ATI Research, Mr.&nbsp;Vella served in a number of licensing positions with Nortel Networks, Inc. from January 1999 to May 2005, including
Lead Patent License Counsel. Mr.&nbsp;Vella holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University and a J.D. degree from the University of Toronto Law School. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.&nbsp;Vella and any other person(s) pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Vella was selected as President, and there is no family relationship between
Mr.&nbsp;Vella and any other director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Mr.&nbsp;Vella entered into an employment agreement with ARG in November 2006
pursuant to which he has received aggregate compensation since the beginning of the Company&#146;s last fiscal year of $7,924,389, consisting of (a)&nbsp;for the 2011 fiscal year, $332,500 of base salary, $703,578 of bonus compensation and
$2,811,300 of restricted stock awards, and (b)&nbsp;for the 2012 fiscal year to date, $290,577 of base salary, $749,634 of bonus compensation and $3,036,800 of restricted stock awards. (The value of the restricted stock awards represents the
aggregate grant date fair value as determined pursuant to ASC Topic 718. The method used by the Company to calculate the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock awards is set forth in the notes to the Company&#146;s consolidated
financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011.) Except for the foregoing employment agreement and the compensation resulting therefrom, there are no transactions between the Company
and Mr.&nbsp;Vella that are reportable pursuant to Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. The Company did not enter into or materially amend any material plan, contract or arrangement with Mr.&nbsp;Vella in connection with his appointment as the
Company&#146;s President. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On September&nbsp;5, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Vella as the Company&#146;s
President. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In accordance with General Instruction B. 2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item&nbsp;7.01, and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto, are being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of
Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release issued by Acacia Research Corporation on September&nbsp;5, 2012 announcing the appointment of Matthew Vella as President.</FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: September&nbsp;6, 2012</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Clayton J. Haynes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. &#150; (BUSINESS WIRE) &#150;September 5, 2012 &#150; Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today
that it has named Matthew Vella as President. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acacia Research Corporation&#146;s CEO, Paul Ryan, commented, &#147;Mr. Vella
has been instrumental in the exceptional growth of Acacia&#146;s patent licensing business over the past five years. Matt has continually expanded the scope of his responsibilities and I look forward to working closely with Matt as we continue to
grow and expand the business.&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Ryan had previously held the positions of CEO and President and will continue to serve as CEO. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Vella joined Acacia Research Group in November 2006 as Vice President. He was appointed Senior Vice President in October 2007 and appointed Executive Vice President in October 2011. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Prior to joining Acacia, Mr.&nbsp;Vella was Senior Intellectual Property Counsel for ATI Research, Inc. and held a variety of licensing
positions at Nortel Networks, Inc.,culminating in becoming Lead Patent License Counsel for Nortel.Mr. Vella holds a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University and a J.D. Degree from the University of Toronto Law School.
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acacia Research Corporation&#146;s subsidiaries partner with inventors and patent owners, license the patents to corporate users, and share the revenue. Acacia Research Corporation&#146;s subsidiaries
control over 200 patent portfolios, covering technologies used in a wide variety of industries. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Information about Acacia Research Corporation
and its subsidiaries is available at www.acaciaresearchgroup.comand www.acaciaresearch.com. </FONT></P>

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