UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2007
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ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 000-26068 (Commission File Number) | 95-4405754 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Newport Center Drive,
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 480-8300
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 3, 2007, Spreadsheet Automation Corporation, which is part of the Acacia Technologies group, and a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation, entered into a Settlement and License Agreement with Microsoft Corporation covering a patent that applies to spreadsheet automation technology.
The Settlement and License Agreement resolves a pending patent infringement lawsuit, Case No. 2:05-CV-127, which was filed by Spreadsheet Automation Corporation against Microsoft in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
SIGNATURES
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.
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
Date: March 5, 2007
By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan
Name: Paul R. Ryan
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer