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):  September 12, 2014

CombiMatrix Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

310 Goddard, Suite 150
Irvine, CA  92618

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(949) 753-0624

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

Trial before the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange of the previously reported lawsuit filed by Relator Michael Strathmann against CombiMatrix Corporation (the “Company”) and the Company’s former parent Acacia Research Corporation, commenced on June 12, 2014.  On August 22, 2014, the evidence portion of the trial concluded and the parties have until September 29, 2014 to file summation briefs with the Court.  The parties will then have until October 10, 2014 to file briefs in reply to the other parties’ summation briefs.  By statute, the Court will have up to 90 days from October 10, 2014 to render a decision in this case.

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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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