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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001019687-13-004582
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20131121

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Acacia
Research Corporation</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>500 Newport Center Drive</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0.25in; text-align: center"><B>Newport Beach, CA 92660</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0.25in; text-align: center">November 21, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0.25in"><B>VIA EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Division of Corporation Finance</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">100 F Street, N.E.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Attention: Eiko Yaoita Pyles, Staff Accountant</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><B>Re:</B></TD><TD><B>Extension of response period to United States Securities and Exchange Commission Staff (the &ldquo;<U>Staff</U>&rdquo;)
comments made by letter dated November 12, 2013</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Dear Ms. Pyles:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Acacia Research Corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;)
is in receipt of the Staff comments made by letter dated November 12, 2013 (the &ldquo;<U>Comment Letter</U>&rdquo;) in connection
with the Company&rsquo;s Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 Filed February 28, 2013 and Form 10-Q for the Quarterly
Period Ended September 30, 2013 Filed November 7, 2013 (File No. 000-26068). The Comment Letter requests that the Company provide
responses to the Staff comments contained therein &ldquo;within ten business days [of the receipt of the Comment Letter]&rdquo;
or that the Company advise the Staff when the Company will provide the requested response. Per our telephone conversation, the
Company hereby notifies the Staff that the Company intends to provide its responses to the Staff comments contained in the Comment
Letter on December 6, 2013.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Should you have any questions regarding
the above, please do not hesitate to contact me at (949) 480-8300, or Mark Skaist, the Company&rsquo;s legal counsel, at (949)
725-4117.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 4in">Very truly yours,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 4in">ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 4in"><U>/s/ Clayton J. Haynes</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 4in">Clayton J. Haynes</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 4in">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</P>

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