Current Report
UNITED
STATES
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
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): July
12, 2006
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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) (Zip Code)
(949)
480-8300
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)
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Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
July
12, 2006, CombiMatrix Corporation (“CombiMatrix”) entered into Manufacturing and
Supply Agreement with Furuno Electric Company, Ltd., a Japanese corporation
(“Furuno”). The agreement was made effective as of July 1, 2006, and will
continue for a term of at least four years, whereupon it may be terminated
by
either party upon 90-day notice.
Furuno
has the exclusive right to manufacture the QuadroCAS™ CustomArray™
Synthesizer
for CombiMatrix upon orders received from CombiMatrix. CombiMatrix has
the
opportunity to receive up to two payments of $500,000 each from Furuno
upon
selling a minimum number of synthesizers. There is no guaranty that CombiMatrix
will meet the minimum number of sales required to receive the payments
from
Furuno.
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
July
13, 2006, Acacia Research Corporation issued a press release announcing
the
Manufacturing and Supply Agreement. A copy of this press release is filed
as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K.
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: July
18, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Paul
R.
Ryan |
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Name:
Paul R. Ryan
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
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Exhibit
Index
| Exhibit
Number |
Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated July 13, 2006
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