Acacia Research Group

The Bridge Between
Invention and Application

returns to Patent Owners

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Rewarding idea makers
& the world changers.

Our partnership with patent owners is the cornerstone of our corporate strategy. Acacia is an intermediary in the patent marketplace unlocking financial value in patented inventions.

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Acacia Subsidiary Enters Into Royalty-Bearing Patent License Agreement With Technotree OYJ

July 22, 2014

Acacia Research To Release Second Quarter Financial Results And Host Conference Call

July 15, 2014

Acacia Subsidiary Enters Into Settlement And Patent License Agreement With MiTAC Digital Corporation d/b/a Magellan And MiTAC International Corporation

July 9, 2014

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July 24, 2014

Live Webcast: Acacia Research To Release Second Quarter Financial Results And Host Conference Call

Conference Call

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May 28-29, 2014

Live Webcast: Cowen & Company 42nd Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference

New York, NY

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April 17, 2014

Live Webcast: Acacia Research To Release First Quarter Financial Results And Host Conference Call

Conference Call

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Patent Licenser Doesn’t Want Reform Aimed At ‘Trolls’ To Adversely Affect His Industry

Legal Newsline Legal Journal

04/21/2014

Seeking To Profit From Patents

Los Angeles Times

04/06/2014

How To Value IP Portfolios For Acquisition

Intellectual Asset Management Magazine

Issue 57 January/February 2014

Case Studies

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ACCESS Case Study

Founded in Japan in 1979, ACCESS Co. Ltd. is a pioneering software developer for connected and mobile devices. In 2005, ACCESS acquired PalmSource, the software spinout of mobile device innovator Palm Computing, Inc. ACCESS merged the ...

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Dr. David Breed and Automotive Technologies International Case Study

Dr. David Breed, Chairman of Automotive Technologies International (ATI), and Acacia Research began collaborating on the monetization of his 300+ patent portfolio in February of 2012. Dr. Breed, a seminal U.S. inventor of automotive ...

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Damodar Periwal and Software Tree – A Case Study

After years working at various high-tech companies in Silicon Valley, computer scientist Damodar Periwal founded “Software Tree.” Software Tree invented a novel system that seamlessly exchanges data and commands between relational ...

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White Papers and Articles

The Patent System Is A Boon - Not A Drain - To The American Economy (6/2014)

This story appears on Forbes.com. Capitol Flows, Contributor with guest post written by David Kappos, former Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and a senior adviser to the Partnership for American Innovation, a trade group funded by Apple, DuPont, Ford, General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and Pfizer.

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White Papers and Articles

History of Innovation: Thomas Edison Was a “Patent Troll” (5/2014)

Adam Mossoff is professor of law at George Mason University, and a senior scholar in the Center for Protection of Intellectual Property at George Mason.

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Inventing the Smart Phone: Why the ‘Trolls’ Were Saviors (5/2014)

Written by Dr. Rocco Leonard Martino. Posted May 1, 2014.