written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message type public traded as nasdaq actg industry patent licensing & monetization founded 1993 1 headquarters newport beach california usa key people marvin key ceo clayton j. haynes cfo 1 subsidiaries acacia research group llc website acaciaresearch.com acacia research corporation is an american company based in newport beach california that works to license patents and perform relevant legal action such as dealing with patent infringement . acacia is sometimes referred to as a non practicing entity because the company derives revenue from licenses and lawsuits rather than from building products . 2 3 according to the company it has returned over 705 000 000 to patent owners . 4 the corporation creates a subsidiary company for each set of patents it enforces . currently 95 % of the company s business involves partnering with inventors and patent holders . 5 it currently has 180 known subsidiaries and 257 active cases as of september 2014 four of which are not through a subsidiary . 6 references edit a b acacia research corporation form 10 k received february 26 2010 the troll toll how patent assertion entities stifle innovation . it s even worse than you think . . 2012 04 09 . retrieved 2013 12 20 . newegg obtains first federal circuit fee shifting decision based on recent supreme court precedent . newegg inc. retrieved 22 may 2014 . http acaciaresearch.com http articles.latimes.com 2014 apr 06 business la fi stock spotlight acacia research 20140407 http search.rpxcorp.com ent 75584 acacia research corporation external links edit acacia research acacia technologies a subsidiary companies portal this technology article about a corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title acacia research & oldid 742336962 categories companies based in newport beach californiapatent monetization companies of the united statescompanies established in 1992companies listed on nasdaqtechnological company stubshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2015all articles with a promotional toneall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 03 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view