UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
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 17,
2010
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.
Aldav
LLC, a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation, has entered into a settlement
and license agreement with Univision Communications Inc. and Radio One,
Inc. The agreement resolves patent litigation, Civil Action Case No.
6:09-cv-170, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas with respect to the identified parties.
SIGNATURE
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 18, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Paul R. Ryan | ||
| Name: Paul R. Ryan | ||||
| Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||