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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	2010-10-27	91,667	$5.17	737,687	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-27	7,938	$26.93	729,749	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-27	30,967	$27.08	698,782	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-27	52,762	$27.29	646,020	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-10-28	45,800	$4.14	691,820	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	6,893	$26.14	684,927	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	14,000	$26.37	670,927	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-27	3,383	$26.61	667,544	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	2,300	$26.95	665,244	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	15,004	$27.10	650,240	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	2,520	$27.32	647,720	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-28	1,700	$27.63	646,020	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-10-29	45,867	$4.14	691,887	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-29	2,000	$25.85	689,887	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-29	12,041	$26.08	677,846	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-29	7,713	$26.29	670,133	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-29	4,838	$26.45	665,295	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	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	M	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	2010-10-27	91,667	$0.00	91,667	$5.17
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-10-28	45,800	$0.00	45,800	$4.14
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-10-29	45,867	$0.00	45,867	$4.14

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
91,667	2006-12-31	2013-11-24	No	4	M	Direct
45,867	2007-12-31	2014-10-19	No	4	M	Direct
0	2007-12-31	2014-10-19	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.79 and $26.995 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $27.00 and $27.20 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $27.21and $27.41 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.00 and $26.25 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.26 and $26.51 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.52 and 26.70 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.76 and $27.00 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $27.01 and $27.21 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $27.27 and $27.36 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $27.60 and $27.76 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $25.75 and $25.92 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $25.96 and $26.1613 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.19 and $26.39 per share.
The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $26.40 and $26.50 per share.