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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-165921
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130423
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130423

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:		13775105

	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:4px;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:12px;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:12px;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:12px;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:12px;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 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): April&nbsp;23, 2013 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;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:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>000-26068</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Newport Beach, California</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<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:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<U>see</U> General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;23, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board has declared adoption of a dividend policy that calls
for the payment of an expected total annual cash dividend of $0.50 per common share, payable in the amount of $0.125 per share per quarter. Under the new policy, the first of the quarterly cash dividends will be paid on May&nbsp;30, 2013 to
stockholders of record at close of business on May&nbsp;3, 2013. The press release announcing the dividend declaration is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the press release, the Company stated that future cash dividends are expected to be paid on a quarterly basis and will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The declaration of cash dividends
in the future, pursuant to the Company&#146;s dividend policy, is subject to final determination each quarter by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company&#146;s financial performance and its available cash
resources, its cash requirements and alternative uses of cash that the Board may conclude would represent an opportunity to generate a greater return on investment for the Company. For these reasons, as well as others, there can be no assurance that
dividends in the future will be equal or similar in amount to the amounts described in this press release or that the Board of Directors will not decide to suspend or discontinue the payment of cash dividends in the future. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In this same press release, the Company also announced that its Board has approved an extension of its previously announced share
repurchase plan from May&nbsp;15, 2013 until August&nbsp;15, 2013, which authorizes the Company to purchase up to $100 million of its shares of common stock from time to time. The press release announcing the extension of the Company&#146;s share
repurchase program is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company is under no obligation to repurchase shares under
this share repurchase program. The timing, actual number and value of shares that may be repurchased under this program will depend on a number of factors, including the Company&#146;s future financial performance and available cash resources,
competing uses for its corporate funds, prevailing market prices of its common stock, the number of shares that become available for sale at prices that the Company believes are attractive, and regulatory requirements. For these reasons, as well as
others, there can be no assurance that the Board of Directors will not decide to suspend purchases of shares under this share repurchase program or terminate the program altogether. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The foregoing description of the contents of the press release is qualified by reference to that press release, in its entirety, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and made a part of this report. </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>
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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: April&nbsp;23, 2013</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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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">April&nbsp;23, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Lippert/Heilshorn &amp; Associates</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(212) 201-6622</FONT></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><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>Announces Adoption of Cash Dividend Policy of $0.50 per Share Annual Dividend, Payment of Initial Quarterly Dividend and </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Extension of $100 Million Share Repurchase Plan </B></FONT></P> <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; April&nbsp;23, 2013 &#150; Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the adoption of a cash dividend policy that calls for the payment of an expected total
annual cash dividend of $0.50 per common share, payable in the amount of $0.125 per share per quarter. Under the new policy, the first of the quarterly cash dividends will be paid on May&nbsp;30, 2013 to shareholders of record at close of business
on May&nbsp;3rd, 2013. Future cash dividends are expected to be paid on a quarterly basis and will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors. </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 CEO, Paul Ryan, commented, &#147;Our dividend policy announced today is based on the successful growth in our business, our strong balance sheet, and our confidence to continue
to generate free-cash flow for our shareholders.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Acacia also announced that its Board of Directors has approved an
extension of its previously announced share repurchase plan from May&nbsp;15, 2013 until August&nbsp;15, 2013, which authorizes the Company to purchase up to $100 million of its shares of common stock. Share purchases under this plan will continue
to be made in the open market, through block trades, through 10b5-1 plans, or privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>ABOUT ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT 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 250 patent portfolios, covering technologies used in a wide variety of industries.
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<U>www.acaciaresearchgroup.com</U> and <U>www.acaciaresearch.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>SafeHarbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
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provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp;Such statements, including those related to the Company&#146;s intentions regarding its declaration of cash dividends and repurchase of shares of common stock are based upon
our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.&nbsp;The declaration of cash dividends and the repurchase of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock in the future, pursuant to the Company&#146;s dividend policy and the
Company&#146;s share repurchase plan, are subject to final determination by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors, including the Company&#146;s financial performance and its available cash resources. For these reasons, as well as
others, there can be no assurance that dividends in the future will be equal or similar to the amount described in this press release or that the Board of Directors will not decide to suspend or discontinue the payment of cash dividends in the
future. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Board of directors will not decide to suspend or discontinue the share repurchase plan. Our actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties, including the recent economic slowdown affecting technology companies, our ability to successfully develop products, rapid technological change in our markets, changes in demand for our
future products, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments and general economic conditions.&nbsp;Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K and 8-K/A, and
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