X0303 4 2010-10-04 0000934549 ACACIA RESEARCH CORP ACTG 0001189618 HAYNES CLAYTON J 500 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE 7TH FLOOR NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 0 1 0 0 CFO, Treas. Sr. V.P. Finance Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 M 0 4600 3.9565 A 103848 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 204 19.70 D 103644 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 283 19.86 D 103361 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 148 19.97 D 103213 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 266 20.09 D 102947 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 245 20.28 D 102702 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 1174 20.44 D 101528 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 2033 20.56 D 99495 D Common Stock 2010-10-04 4 S 0 247 20.71 D 99248 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.9565 2010-10-04 4 M 0 4600 0 D 2004-04-01 2011-04-02 Common Stock 4600 134870 D The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5(1) Trading Plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 3, 2010. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.6838 and $19.73 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $$19.79 and $19.94 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $19.95 and $20.015 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.02 and $20.17 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.18 and $20.33 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.34 and $20.495 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.50 and $20.65 per share. The price reported is the average price for shares sold between $20.66 and $20.80 per share. Clayton J. Haynes 2010-10-05