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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-21-001333
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210410
ITEM INFORMATION:		Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210412

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:	001-37721
		FILM NUMBER:		21821542

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 3RD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 602
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-480-8300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		767 3RD AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 602
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;8-K</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;<B>April
12, 2021 (April 10, 2021)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>001-37721</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>95-4405754</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 51%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>767 3rd Avenue, Suite 602</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>New York, NY</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10017</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code): <B>(949) 480-8300</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT>&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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of the Act:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ACTG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The NASDAQ Capital Market, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule&nbsp;12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).&#9; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT> Emerging
growth company</P>

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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&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 96px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4.01</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Changes in Registrant&rsquo;s Certifying Accountant.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>(a)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Audit Committee (the &ldquo;Audit
Committee&rdquo;) of the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of Acacia Research Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), with
the assistance of the Company&rsquo;s management, conducted an auditor review and selection process in order to select the firm to serve
as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. As a result, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board the dismissal of Grant Thornton LLP (&ldquo;GT&rdquo;) as its independent registered public accounting
firm on April 10, 2021, which decision was approved by the Board and communicated to GT on April 10, 2021.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">GT&rsquo;s audit reports on
the Company&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
did not contain any adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">During the Company&rsquo;s
two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and the subsequent interim period, there were
no (i) &ldquo;disagreements,&rdquo; as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the related instructions thereto (&ldquo;Regulation S-K&rdquo;), with GT on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s) or reportable event(s),
if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT, would have caused GT to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) or reportable
event(s) in connection with its report on the Company&rsquo;s consolidated financial statements for the relevant year, or (ii) &ldquo;reportable
events,&rdquo; as such term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with Item 304(a)(3)
of Regulation S-K, the Company provided GT with a copy of the disclosures it is making in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this &ldquo;Current
Report&rdquo;) prior to the time this Current Report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;). The
Company requested that GT furnish a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made in this Current
Report. The Company has requested that GT provide the letter as promptly as possible so that the Company can file the letter with the
SEC within ten business days after the filing of this Current Report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>(b)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 12, 2021, following
the competitive auditor review and selection process described above, the Audit Committee appointed BDO USA, LLP (&ldquo;BDO&rdquo;) as
the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">During the Company&rsquo;s
two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and the subsequent interim period through April
11, 2021, neither the Company nor any person on its behalf consulted with BDO with respect to either (i) the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company&rsquo;s
consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that BDO concluded
was an important factor in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was
either the subject of a &ldquo;disagreement&rdquo; or a &ldquo;reportable event,&rdquo; as such terms are described in Items 304(a)(1)(iv)
and 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, respectively.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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 hereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated:&nbsp;April 12,&nbsp;2021</FONT></TD>
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