Acacia 8-K
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
August
25, 2005
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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000-26068
(Commission
File
Number)
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95-4405754
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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500
Newport Center Drive,
Newport
Beach, California 92660
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(949)
480-8300
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
ITEM
7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On
August
25, 2005, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which
is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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.
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION |
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Date: August
25, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Paul
R. Ryan |
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Name:
Paul R. Ryan Title: Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated August 25, 2005, of the
Registrant.
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