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Acacia Subsidiary Enters Into License and Settlement Agreement With Nextgen Internet Systems, Inc.

Business Wire (Mon, 6:00AM)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with MBO Data, LLC

Business Wire (Mon, 5:59AM)
Tracking George Soros's Portfolio - Q1 2013 Update
John Vincent • Fri, May 17 • 5 Comments
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Mitel Networks Corporation

Business Wire (Fri, 6:00AM)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with BAIS, Inc. dba Bay Area Internet Solutions

Business Wire (May 14, 2013)
The Case For Intellectual Property Companies
Equity Options Guru • Mon, May 13
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Chuck Carnevale • Fri, May 10 • 60 Comments
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Office Depot

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement Agreement with Shutterfly

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Capitol One and Ing Direct

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Positive Reaction To Earnings This Season
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, May 6
A New Era Of Business Has Created Large Returns
William Sterling • Mon, May 6 • 4 Comments
Stop Gambling On Patent Lawsuits
Greg Miller • Mon, May 6 • 44 Comments
Intellectual Property: Hype Or Real Deal?
Dutch Trader • Fri, May 3 • 3 Comments
Investing In The Erin Brockovich Of The Stock Market
Henry Kawabe • Fri, May 3 • 21 Comments
Acacia Research Subsidiary Acquires Rights to Automotive Illumination Patent Portfolio from Rambus Inc.

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Pelco, Inc.

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Honeycomb Internet Services, LLC dba Winternet

Business Wire (May 1, 2013)
Could Enzo Biochem's Intellectual Property Lawsuits Be Worth Billions?
Glen S. Woods • Sun, Apr 28 • 6 Comments
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with iSelect Internet, Inc.

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)

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Mobile Guru • Tue, Apr 23 • 2 Comments
Acacia Research's Earnings Were Terrible - And Why You Should Be Buying Now
Dustin Moore • Mon, Apr 22 • 11 Comments
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Acacia Research Partners With Boston Scientific For A Major Medical Patent Play
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Acacia CEO Paul Ryan Clarifies Second Quarter Results And 'Key Performance Metrics'
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Acacia Research Corporation: A Long-Term Growth Play?
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Tracking George Soros's Portfolio - Q1 2013 Update
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The Case For Intellectual Property Companies
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Chuck Carnevale • Fri, May 10 • 60 Comments
Positive Reaction To Earnings This Season
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, May 6
A New Era Of Business Has Created Large Returns
William Sterling • Mon, May 6 • 4 Comments
Stop Gambling On Patent Lawsuits
Greg Miller • Mon, May 6 • 44 Comments
Intellectual Property: Hype Or Real Deal?
Dutch Trader • Fri, May 3 • 3 Comments
Investing In The Erin Brockovich Of The Stock Market
Henry Kawabe • Fri, May 3 • 21 Comments
Could Enzo Biochem's Intellectual Property Lawsuits Be Worth Billions?
Glen S. Woods • Sun, Apr 28 • 6 Comments
Big Profits In Intellectual Property, But Beware Of Risks
Glen S. Woods • Mon, Apr 22 • 8 Comments
Are Patents A Way To Make Tech Pay?
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Acacia's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 18
Acacia Research's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 21
Acacia's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
Acacia Research's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
Acacia Research's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Acacia Research Corporation's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Earning Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Acacia Research's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Acacia Research's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 21, 2011
Acacia CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 20, 2011
Acacia Research CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Acacia Research CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Acacia Research Corporation. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 22, 2010
Acacia Research Corp. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Apr 26, 2010
Acacia Research Corp. - Acacia Technologies Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 18, 2010
Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies Q3 2009 Earnings Transcript
Thu, Oct 22, 2009 • 1 Comment
Acacia Research Corporation in Singular Research Annual "Best of the Uncovereds" Conference Transcript
Wed, Sep 16, 2009 • 1 Comment
Acacia Research Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 23, 2009
Acacia Research Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 23, 2009
Acacia Research Corp. - Acacia Technologies Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Acacia Research-Acacia Technologies Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Oct 28, 2008

Acacia Subsidiary Enters Into License and Settlement Agreement With Nextgen Internet Systems, Inc.

Business Wire (Mon, 6:00AM)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with MBO Data, LLC

Business Wire (Mon, 5:59AM)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Mitel Networks Corporation

Business Wire (Fri, 6:00AM)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with BAIS, Inc. dba Bay Area Internet Solutions

Business Wire (May 14, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Office Depot

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement Agreement with Shutterfly

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Capitol One and Ing Direct

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Acacia Research Subsidiary Acquires Rights to Automotive Illumination Patent Portfolio from Rambus Inc.

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Pelco, Inc.

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with Honeycomb Internet Services, LLC dba Winternet

Business Wire (May 1, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with iSelect Internet, Inc.

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)
Acacia Research Corporation Announces Adoption of Cash Dividend Policy of $0.50 per Share Annual Dividend, Payment of Initial Quarterly Dividend and Extension of $100 Million Share Repurchase Plan

Business Wire (Apr 23, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License and Settlement Agreement with The David Aldrige Company, Inc.

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Hy-Vee

Business Wire (Apr 22, 2013)
Acacia Research Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement and License Agreement with Other World Computing, Inc.

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Enters Into Settlement and License Agreement With Microserv, Inc.

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiaries Enter into Settlement Agreement with Toshiba Corporation

Business Wire (Apr 12, 2013)
Acacia Research to Release First Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call

Business Wire (Apr 11, 2013)
Acacia Subsidiary Partners with Major Technology Company for Patent Portfolio Covering Microprocessor and Memory Technology

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2013)

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Company Description

Acacia Research's subsidiaries partner with inventors and patent owners,
license the patents to corporate users, and share the revenue. Acacia
Research's subsidiaries control over 170 patent portfolios, covering
technologies used in a wide variety of industries.

Sector: Services

Industry: Research Services

Country: United States

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Tuesday, April 23, 8:28 AM Acacia (ACTG) +4% after announcing a $0.125/share quarterly dividend (current yield of 2.2%). The IP licensing firm is also extending a previously-announced $100M buyback authorization by 3 months to Aug. 15. The announcement comes shortly after shares were crushed in response to a disappointing Q1 report. (PR) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Dividends]
Friday, April 19, 1:09 PM Midday top 10 gainers: VRTX +60%. NETE +33%. RH +21%. MCOX +18%. OSTK +17%. HWAY +17%. NVDQ +16%. ANAC +12%. LIVE +11%. CMG +10%.
Midday top 10 losers: ACTG -25%. VIMC -15%. PRGX -14%. AIRM -14%. NSIT -12%. CNIT -11%. RMBS -10%. CRME -10%. DIT -9%. OSH -9%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Friday, April 19, 12:24 PM Acacia (ACTG -23.7%) crashes following its Q1 report. Though revenue soundly beat estimates (no doubt thanks to recent licensing deals), the EPS beat was relatively narrow thanks to surging expenses. While revenue declined 22% Y/Y, inventor royalty payments rose 143% Y/Y to $18.5M, contingent legals fees 301% to $15M, litigation/licensing expenses 185% to $9.6M (Acacia still expects only $18M-$20M for all of 2013), and patent amortization 129% to $11.7M. Also, during the earnings call, Acacia stated it's "deploying more capital in the form of upfront advances" for patent deals, which it recaptures when initial revenue is collected. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Thursday, April 18, 4:10 PM Acacia Research (ACTG): Q1 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $76.8M beats by $18.12M. Shares -0.1% AH. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Thursday, April 18, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 17, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, April 12, 4:07 PM Acacia (ACTG +2.7%) has settled several IP suits it has filed against Toshiba; terms are undisclosed. The settlement comes two days after Acacia announced it had bought 40 CPU and memory-related patents from an unnamed "major technology company," and (in a deal resembling Unwired Planet's arrangement with Ericsson), will share licensing revenue with the company. Look for the patents to be featured in lawsuits shortly. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move]
Friday, April 5, 2:11 PM Google, BlackBerry, Red Hat, and Earthlink submit a paper (.pdf) to the FTC and DOJ calling for actions against perceived patent trolls, arguing such firms cost U.S. companies $80B in 2011 after factoring both direct and indirect costs. To back up their stance, the companies claim suits from "patent assertion entities" have risen 4x since '05, and now account for 62% of all IP suits. The paper arrives 6 weeks after Pres. Obama criticized patent trolls, and amidst expectations of Congressional action. Companies that could be affected: RMBS, IDCC, VHC, ACTG, WILN. 11 Comments [Tech]
Monday, April 1, 8:12 AM Familiar refrain: reputed patent troll Acacia (ACTG) says it has resolved pending patent litigation in four states by entering into settlement and licensing agreements with Radio One (ROIAK), Supervalu (SVU), and Ventyx USA. Comment!
Thursday, March 21, 2:25 PM Acacia Research (ACTG +4.1%) jumps after disclosing it has settled an infringement suit against Apple (AAPL) that was pending in a court for the Eastern District of Texas. In January, Acacia settled a suit against Apple that was pending in the Northern District of Texas. Also, the company announced this morning it has reached a settlement and license agreement with Micron. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, February 21, 5:43 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: ARUN +14%. WBMD +14%. ACTG +13%. FIRE +11%. BLOX +10%.
After-hours top losers: IMMU -7%. MDAS -6%. VVR -3%. VVUS -3%. PEGA -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, February 21, 4:14 PM Acacia Research (ACTG): Q4 EPS of $0.86 beats by $0.62. Revenue of $66.2M beats by $22.87M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Thursday, February 21, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, AIG, ARUN, ATLS, BMRN, BV, CENX, CLGX, COG, CUBE, CYH, DRYS, EXEL, EXR, FIRE, FLS, FTR, GDI, HPQ, INT, INTU, ITMN, JWN, MRVL, NEM, NPSP, ONXX, PSA, SBAC, SWN, TS, WBMD Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, February 20, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, AIG, ARUN, ATLS, BMRN, BV, CENX, CLGX, COG, CUBE, CYH, DRYS, EXEL, EXR, FIRE, FLS, FTR, GDI, HPQ, INT, INTU, ITMN, JWN, MRVL, NEM, NPSP, ONXX, PSA, SBAC, SWN, TS, WBMD 2 Comments [Earnings]
Friday, February 15, 12:09 PM Pres. Obama isn't a fan of patent trolls. "They are essentially trying to leverage and hijack somebody else's idea and see if they can extort some money," Obama stated during a Google+ hangout. He added, "Our efforts at patent reform are only about halfway to where we need to go." The remarks come as the DOJ and FTC hold hearings on patent trolls, and an appeals court debates whether software should be patentable. Some IP holders accused of being patent trolls: ACTG, VRNG, RMBS, VHC, IDCC, WILN. 45 Comments [Tech]
Wednesday, January 2, 9:37 AM Acacia (ACTG +4.1%) opens with a solid gain after disclosing it has settled yet another IP dispute (previous), this time with Apple (AAPL). The settlement, whose terms aren't shared, puts to rest a patent suit in a Texas district court. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]

Dustin Moore
$ACTG Nice. Another reason to love this co. 2%+ on your money with massive growth potential and no debt. seekingalpha.com/article/1358711
Apr 23, 9:35 AM
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$ACTG Fresh article: Acacia Research's Earnings Were Terrible - And Why You Should Be Buying Now seekingalpha.com/article/1358711
Apr 22, 2:02 PM
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Dustin Moore
$ACTG WOW someone wants out! Time to snag some shares?
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Dustin Moore
$ACTG management making it clear on this call that ADAPTIX portfolio will be enforced worldwide this year. Aim for pos. return by end of '13
Apr 18, 5:20 PM
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Dustin Moore: If they are saying this publicly, I'm assuming a strategy is in place & we will see actual movement on this assertion overseas soon. $ACTG
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Volte-Face Investments: Sounded like that to us as well. This is one of the most remarkable crack ups of a profitable, debtless growing company we can recall.
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Volte-Face Investments
$ACTG Did anyone notice Apple settlement http://bit.ly/17oUmIs included Smartphone LLC plus EIGHT more LLCs? So that's 9? total?
Apr 17, 2:39 PM
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Potential Downgrades (4/2/13): $ACM, $ACTG, $ADSK, $AHGP, $ALDW, $ALGN, $ALGT, $AMCX, $ANSS, $APC, $AWI, $BA, $BBY, $BEAV, $BJRI, $BOIL
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New Upgrades (3/27/13): $ACTG, $AOL, $FMX, $LBTYA, $MA, $MDP, $SLW, $TLT
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Dustin Moore
$ACTG settles litigation and secures license (aka REVENUE) from Micron..and the stock is down over 4% http://yhoo.it/102tLON
Mar 21, 10:46 AM
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Dustin Moore
$ACTG Investors should appreciate the addition of patents today. Patents are assets that Acacia has proven it will monetize..
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New Downgrades (3/4/2013): $ACTG, $FMX, $VRA, $WLL, $XEC
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$ACTG management making it clear on this call that ADAPTIX portfolio will be enforced worldwide this year. Aim for pos. return by end of '13
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