Current Report
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
October
26, 2006
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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ACACIA
RESEARCH CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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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
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 26, 2006, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press release announcing
its earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2006. A copy of that
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall
not
be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference
into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release
dated October 26, 2006 of the Registrant.
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:
October 26, 2006 |
By: |
/s/
Paul
R. Ryan |
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Name:
Paul R. Ryan
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Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer |
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1
Press
Release dated October 26, 2006, of the Registrant.