November 9, 2012



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549

RE:	Amended 13G
	Acacia Research Corp.
	As of October  31, 2012

Gentlemen:

In  accordance  with  Section  13(d)(5)  of  the  Securities Exchange
Act  of  1934,  attached please  find  an amended Schedule  13G for
the above named company showing a change in beneficial ownership of
5% or more as of October 31, 2012 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset
Management,Inc.

Very truly yours,



Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures

cc:	Office of the Corporate Secretary
	Acacia Research Corp.
	500 Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor
	Newport Beach, CA 92660

	Securities Division
	NASD Financial Center
	33 Whitehall Street
	New York, NY  10004

	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C.  20549

	Schedule 13G

	Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	(Amendment No.  1   )*


	Acacia Research Corp.

	(Name of Issuer)


	Common Stock
	(Title of Class of Securities)

                       003881307
	(CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
_____.  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).







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CUSIP NO. 003881304                            13G

 1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) ______
                                                      (B) ______

 3  SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   State of Florida

        NUMBER OF             	5   SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                                 0
      BENEFICIALLY            	6   SHARED VOTING POWER
      OWNED                             	- - -
AS OF October 31, 2012        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        BY EACH                                  0
       REPORTING              	8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                      - - -

 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                      0

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                  [_____]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
	0.0%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA
_____________________________________________________________
                 *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________

Page 2 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a) 	Name of Issuer:
		Acacia Research Corp.


Item 1(b) 	Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

       		500 Newport Center Drive, 7th Floor
		Newport Beach, CA 92660


Item 2(a) 	Name of Person Filing:

         	Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b) 	Address of Principal Business Office:

        	880 Carillon Parkway
          	St. Petersburg, Florida  33716


Item 2(c)	Citizenship:

          	Florida


Item 2(d) 	Title of Class of Securities:

          	Common Stock

Item 2(e)	CUSIP Number:

          	003881307

Item 3    	Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment  Adviser  registered  under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940



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Item 4   	Ownership as of October 31, 2012

         (a)  	Amount Beneficially Owned:

              	0 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

                 No. of Shares:  0

          (b)  	Percent of Class:                              	0.0%


         (c)	Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

             (i)            	(ii)           	    (iii)                    (iv)
              	                                  	         Deemed       Deemed
              Deemed         Deemed               to have      to have
             to have          to have                Sole Power   Shared Power
              Sole Power    Shared Power     to Dispose   to Dispose
              to Vote or      to Vote or           or to               or to
              to Direct        to Direct              Direct the      Direct the
              to Vote           to Vote               Disposition    Disposition

Eagle Asset 0                ----                     0	                 ----
Management, Inc.


Item 5   	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

        	 If  this  statement is being filed to report the  fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to  be the  beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the  class  of securities, check the
following.
             	(_X__)

Item 6   	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

              	 N/A

Item 7   	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
              	the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

              	 N/A

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Item 8   	Identification and Classification of  Members  of the Group:   N/A


Item 9   	Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A


Item 10  	Certification:

         	By  signing  below I certify that to the  best  of  my
knowledge  and  belief,  the securities referred  to  above  were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for  purpose  of
and  do  not have the  effect  of  changing  or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not  acquired  in  connection with
or as  a  participant  in  any transaction having such purposes or effect.

         	Signature


         After  reasonable  inquiry  and  to  the  best  of  my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Date: November 9, 2012		EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.



 				_________________________________
 				Damian Sousa
 				Vice President
 				Chief Compliance Officer





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