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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
934549	Acacia Research Corp	ACTG	Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)	954405754

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1063083	R Paul Ryan	500 Newport Center Drive 7Th Floor Newport Beach CA 92660	Chairman & Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-10-01	41,000	$1.85	687,020	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	300	$18.34	686,720	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	21,620	$18.95	665,100	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	780	$19.11	664,320	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	2,656	$19.45	661,664	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	3,076	$19.67	658,588	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	1,227	$19.94	657,361	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	10,341	$20.26	647,020	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-01	1,000	$20.46	646,020	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-10-01	41,000	$0.00	41,000	$1.85

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
183,335	2005-12-31	2013-08-19	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5(1) Plan adopted by the Reporting Person on February 26, 2010.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $18.13 and $18.65 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $18.78 and $19.035 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.05 and $19.27 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.32 and $19.56 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.58 and $19.83 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.84 and $19.98 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.13 and $20.37 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.39 and $20.60 per share.