SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Acacia Research Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 95-4405754
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
500 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None N/A
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. |X|
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-87654
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Acacia Research - CombiMatrix Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(Title of Class)
Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Descriptions of the Acacia Research - CombiMatrix Common Stock and the
Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies Common Stock are contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-87654) (the "Form
S-4 Registration Statement") and are incorporated herein by reference, including
without limitation the section entitled "Description of AR-CombiMatrix Stock and
AR-Acacia Technologies Stock" at page 78 of the Form S-4 Registration Statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this registration
statement:
1. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-4
Registration Statement);
2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed on August 10, 2001);
3. Common Stock Policies of the Registrant (incorporated by reference
from Annex C to the Proxy Statement and Prospectus which forms a
part of the Form S-4 Registration Statement).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Acacia Research Corporation
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(Registrant)
Dated: December 19, 2002 By: /s/ Paul R. Ryan
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Name: Paul R. Ryan
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer