BNET Industries

Acacia Research

(ACTG) is in the Financial Services Industry

Market Cap:$288.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$48.2M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Develops, Licenses & Provides Products for the Life Science & Media Technology Sectors

President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc
Mansoor Mohammed
Number of Employees 41
Contact Information

500 Newport Center Drive

7th Floor

Newport Beach, California 92660

www.acaciaresea...

(949) 480-8300

NAICS Code Investment Advice: 523930

Recent Events

  • Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Agreement with Freescale

    12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play ()

    11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Acacia Subsidiary Licenses Medical Picture Archiving and Communication System PACS Technology to Sage Software Healthcare

    10/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Acacia Research, Aerogroup reach settlement

    9/28/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story

  • Acacia Research Corp. ACRI Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Covidien PLC

    9/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Agfa, Acacia come to terms

    9/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

acacia research and hardware - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mansoor Mohammed President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc
Robert L. Harris Jr. President
Clayton J. Haynes CFO & Senior Vice President
Dooyong Lee Executive Vice President
Robert Stewart Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
Edward Treska Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul R. Ryan Chairman & CEO
Edward W. Frykman Board of Directors
Fred A. de Boom Board of Directors
G. Louis Graziadio III Board of Directors
William S. Anderson Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc Current

Mr. Ryan has served as a Director since August 1995, as Chief Executive Officer since January 1997 and as Chairman since April 2000. He also served as President of the Company from January 1997 until July 2000. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Acacia Research from 1996 through 1997 and Vice President, Capital Management, of Acacia Research from 1995 through 1996. He was formerly co-founder and general partner of the American Health Care Fund, L.P., held positions with Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather, and Merrill Lynch and was a private venture capital investor. Mr. Ryan holds a B.S. from Cornell University and attended the New York University Graduate School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation Chairman & CEO Current

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation President Current
Acacia Technologies Director & President Current
True Religion Brand Jeans Director of Our Company Current
True Religion Brand Jeans Chairman of Company's Governance and Nominating Committee, Member of Company's Audit Committee Current
True Religion Brand Jeans Board of Directors Current
Search Vc Director Current
True Religion Apparel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Current
Peoples Choice Home Loan Member of the Board of Directors Current
Acacia Technologies Director Current
Entertainment Properties Trust President Former
AMC Entertainment, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Pepperdine & Company Former
Entertainment Properties Trust Director Former

Mr. Haynes joined Acacia in April 2001 as Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance. In November 2001, Mr. Haynes was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Acacia Research. From 1992 to March 2001, Mr. Haynes was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ultimately serving as a Manager in the Business Advisory Services practice. Mr. Haynes received a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, is a Certified Public Accountant and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Acacia Technologies Current
University of California, Los Angeles B.A. Former

Mr. Lee joined Acacia in 2005 as Executive Vice President. He has over 20 years of experience in patent licensing and technology management with a track record of success. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Global Patent Holdings/TechSearch, which was acquired by Acacia. Prior to Global, he was President of LPS Group, a patent licensing company he founded under Information Holdings Inc. (now part of The Thomson Corporation, NYSE:TOC), that achieved profitability in less than two years. Prior to LPS Group, he co-founded FRI, an intellectual property consulting firm, then under the sponsorship of Fish & Richardson, PC and previously was a licensing executive at AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies. Mr. Lee received a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.S. (under a full fellowship) from the University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation Executive Vice President Current
Acacia Technologies Current
Fr&I Former
Fish & Richardson Former
University of California, Berkeley M.S. Former
Oberlin College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Acacia Technologies Senior Vice President, Finance & Ir Current
Acacia Research Corporation Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Current
University of Colorado Bachelors Degree In Economics Former

Mr. Treska joined the company in April 2004 as Vice President, Licensing. Mr. Treska was most recently General Counsel, Director of Patents and Licensing for SRS Labs, Inc., a technology licensing company specializing in audio enhancement. Prior to joining SRS Labs, Mr. Treska was an associate attorney with the intellectual property law firm Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear and a design engineer with the TRW Space & Technology Group. Mr. Treska holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University and a J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Acacia Technologies Vice President, Licensing Current
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp Vice President, Licensing, Acacia Technologies Group Current
Acacia Research Corporation Secretary Current
University of San Diego Director of Patents Former
SRS Labs, Inc. Director of Patents and Licensing Former
TRW, Inc. Design Engineer Former
SRS Labs, Inc. General Counsel Former
University of San Diego School of Law J.D. Degree Former
Colorado State University B.S. Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Crowell & Company Inc. Accounting Officer Current
Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Pacific Coast National Bank Director Current
Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Current
University of Southern California M.B.A. degree Former
Michigan State University B.A. degree Former

Organization Position Status
Boss Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
True Religion Brand Jeans Director of Our Company Current
Boss Holdings, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
True Religion Brand Jeans Board of Directors Current
True Religion Apparel, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Current
Rosetta Resources Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imperial Credit Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imperial Bank Limited Director of Imperial Bancorp Former

Mr. Anderson has served as a Director since August 2007. Mr. Anderson is the Chairman and CEO of National Beverage Properties, Inc. and is also a Director of 1st Century National Bank and Topa Insurance Company. Mr. Anderson is a Board Advisor to new Belgium Brewing Company and sits on the Advisory Boards of PGP Capital Advisors, LLC and Lineage Capital Partners. Mr. Anderson is the former Executive Vice President of Topa Equities, Ltd. and President of Topa Properties Ltd. and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Southland Title Company, a former Director of Mellon First Business Bank and a former Trustee of the Provident Investment Counsel of Mutual Funds and was an attorney with O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. Mr. Anderson received his B.A. from Bowdoin College, a Master's from Boston University, and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Acacia Research to Present at Investment Conferences

    Reuters - 9/02/09 - View Story

advertisement
     ACTG $9.07 -0.04 (-0.44% )
Intraday | 3 Month | 6 Month | 1 Year
Average Volume 156,800
Shares Outstanding 31.85M
Market Cap 288.9M
Year High 9.64
Year Low 2.14
Earnings Per Share -0.39
P/E Ratio -23.26
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
IndustryTop Rated
advertisement
Presented by American Express