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 29, 2013

 

 

ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 000-26068 95-4405754
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

500 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, California

92660
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:       (949) 480-8300

 

 

                        Not applicable                         

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Smartphone Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corporation, and HTC Corporation have entered into an Agreement that resolves the disputes between the parties currently pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Civil Action Nos. 6:10cv00580 and 6:11cv00561, in the German District Court for the District of Dusseldorf, Civil Action No. 4a O 164/12, and in the United Kingdom High Court of Justice, Chancery Division Patents Court, Claim No. HC12F04972.

 

 

 

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:  April 2, 2013 By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan  
    Name: Paul R. Ryan  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer