8-K 1 acacia_8k.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Was hington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Purs uant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earlies t event reported): Augus t 29, 2014

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION


(Exact name of regis trant as s pecified in its charter)

Delaware

000-26068

95-4405754

(State or other juris diction of

incorporation)

(Commis s ion File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660

(Addres s of principal executive offices ) (Zip Code) Regis trant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 480-8300

Not applicable

(Former name or former addres s , if changed s ince las t report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events .

Battle Toys LLC, a s ubs idiary of Acacia Res earch Corporation, entered into a s ettlement agreement with LEGO Sys tems , Inc. This agreement res olved patent litigation that was pending in the United States Dis trict Court for the Dis trict of Delaware, Cas e No. 12-cv-928.

SIGNATURE

Purs uant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the regis trant has duly caus ed this report to be s igned on its behalf by the unders igned hereunto duly authorized.
ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION Date: September 2, 2014 By:/s / Matthew Vella

Name: Matthew Vella
Title: Chief Executive Officer

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