BNET Industries
Market Cap:$271.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$48.2M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Develops, Licenses & Provides Products for the Life Science & Media Technology Sectors
Secretary
Edward TreskaNumber of Employees 41
Contact Information
500 Newport Center Drive
7th Floor
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 480-8300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Investment Advice: 523930
Recent Events
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Acacia Research Unit Inks License Agreement With D-Link Systems - Quick Facts
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Acacia Subsidiary Resolves Litigation with Oracle Corporation
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Acacia Subsidiary Licenses Medical Picture Archiving and Communication System PACS Technology to Stryker Corporation and...
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Acacia Research ACTG Subsidiary Enters Into License Agreement with Genuitec
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Acacia Subsidiary Licenses Medical Picture Archiving and Communication System PACS Technology to NovaRad
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Acacia Unit Inks License Deal With Aspyra Inc. - Quick Facts
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Acacia Research's Unit Inks License Deal With Fulham - Quick Facts
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Agreement with Freescale
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation
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Market Report -- In Play ()
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Acacia Research Corp. - Acacia Technologies Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
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Marcial: Acacia Research Finds Ways to Make Patents Pay
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IP Holder Injects Itself Into Patent Lawsuit
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Hewlett-Packard
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Acacia Research Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
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Acacia Subsidiary Licenses Fraud Protection Technology to SPG
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Cognex Wins Patent Case against Acacia Research Corporation and Veritec, Inc.
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Acacia Research Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
News & Analysis
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Acacia Research Subsidiary Soundview Technologies Receives Summary Judgment Ruling in V-Chip Patent Litigation
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 2002 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that a Motion for Summary Judgment was granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut finding that television manufacturers named in the Connecticut lawsuit do not infringe Soundview's...
Acacia Research Comments On Ruling in V-Chip Patent Litigation
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 2002 In order to clarify the effect of the granting of a Motion for Summary Judgment in the Connecticut lawsuit, announced earlier today, Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced that the ruling has no effect on the revenues the...
Acacia Research Subsidiary Files Lawsuit Against 17 Television Manufacturers
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 15, 2002 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada against seventeen television manufacturers. The suit involves...
Acacia Research to Receive Royalties From Manufacturer of Loewe Television Brand
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 22, 2002 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, has granted a non-exclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 and will receive payment from Loewe Opta Gmbh, a manufacturer of televisions sold under...
Matsushita, Manufacturer of Panasonic Televisions, To Pay Royalties to Acacia Research
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 28, 2001 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, will receive payment and grant a non-exclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 to Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE:MC), manufacturer of televisions marketed under the Panasonic brand name....
Acacia Research to Receive Royalties From Manufacturer of Orion and Sansui Television Brands
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 23, 2001 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, will receive payment and grant a non-exclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 to Orion Electric Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of televisions sold under the Orion and Sansui brands....
Acacia Research Subsidiary to Receive Royalties From JVC
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 28, 2001 Acacia Research Corp. (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, will receive payment and grant a non-exclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 to JVC Americas Corp. Soundview also recently granted non-exclusive licenses to Philips Electronics, Hitachi,...
Acacia Research Subsidiary to Receive Royalties From Thomson, Largest Manufacturer of U.S. Televisions, Including RCA and GE Brands
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 26, 2001 Acacia Research Corp. (Nasdaq:ACRI) today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies, will receive payment and grant a nonexclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 to television manufacturer Thomson Multimedia Inc. Thomson is the largest manufacturer of televisions in the...
Acacia Research Ownership of Soundview Technologies Increases to 100 Percent
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 26, 2001 Acacia Research Corp. (Nasdaq:ACRI) today announced that Acacia Research's ownership of Soundview Technologies has increased to 100 percent, following Soundview's completion of a stock purchase transaction with the former minority shareholders of the company. Soundview purchased the stock of the...
Acacia Research Subsidiary to Receive Royalties From Daewoo
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 10, 2001 Acacia Research Corp. (Nasdaq:ACRI) today announced that its majority-owned subsidiary, Soundview Technologies Inc., will receive payment and grant a non-exclusive license of its U.S. Patent 4,554,584 to Daewoo Electronics Corp. of America. Soundview will receive payment for...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward Treska | Secretary |
| 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 |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| G. Louis Graziadio III | Board of Directors |
| Paul R. Ryan | Chairman & CEO |
| Edward W. Frykman | Board of Directors |
| Fred A. de Boom | Board of Directors |
| William S. Anderson | Board of Directors |
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 |
| Acacia Company | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 Apparel, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Search Vc | Director | Current |
| True Religion Brand Jeans | Board of Directors | Current |
| Peoples Choice Home Loan | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Acacia Technologies | Director | Current |
| Acacia Research Corporation | Board of Directors | 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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