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Acacia Research Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On:  Monday, 3/29/21, at 4:36pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/20   ·   Accession #:  1683168-21-1082   ·   File #:  1-37721

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/29/21  Acacia Research Corp.             10-K       12/31/20   91:6M                                     GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    643K 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     24K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     23K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 4: EX-31.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer        HTML     27K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification of Principal Financial Officer        HTML     27K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification of Principal Executive Officer and    HTML     25K 
                Principal Financial Officer                                      
 7: EX-32.2     Certification of Principal Executive Officer and    HTML     25K 
                Principal Financial Officer                                      
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML     62K 
15: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    135K 
16: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     62K 
17: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    130K 
18: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     30K 
                (Parenthetical) (General and Admin Expenses)                     
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     89K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    122K 
21: R8          1. Description of Business                          HTML     33K 
22: R9          2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     97K 
23: R10         3. Trading Securities                               HTML     34K 
24: R11         4. Accrued Expenses                                 HTML     30K 
25: R12         5. Patents                                          HTML     31K 
26: R13         6. Investment at Fair Value                         HTML     33K 
27: R14         7. Stockholders' Equity                             HTML     35K 
28: R15         8. Income Taxes                                     HTML     56K 
29: R16         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans                     HTML     70K 
30: R17         10. Commitments and Contingencies                   HTML     40K 
31: R18         11. Retirement Savings Plan and Executive           HTML     32K 
                Severance Policy                                                 
32: R19         12. Supplemental Cash Flow Information              HTML     27K 
33: R20         13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements                HTML     35K 
34: R21         14. Fair Value Measurements                         HTML     55K 
35: R22         15. Related Party Transactions                      HTML     28K 
36: R23         16. Starboard Investment                            HTML     51K 
37: R24         17. LF Equity Income Fund Portfolio Investment      HTML     36K 
38: R25         18. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)            HTML     70K 
39: R26         19. Subsequent Events                               HTML     27K 
40: R27         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    168K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R28         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     53K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R29         3. Trading Securities (Tables)                      HTML     33K 
43: R30         4. Accrued Expenses (Tables)                        HTML     29K 
44: R31         5. Patents (Tables)                                 HTML     29K 
45: R32         6. Investment at Fair Value (Tables)                HTML     29K 
46: R33         7. Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                    HTML     31K 
47: R34         8. Income Taxes (Tables)                            HTML     51K 
48: R35         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Tables)            HTML     60K 
49: R36         10. Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)          HTML     30K 
50: R37         14. Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                HTML     50K 
51: R38         17. LF Equity Income Fund Portfolio Investment      HTML     29K 
                (Tables)                                                         
52: R39         18. Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)               HTML     69K 
53: R40         1. Description of Business (Details Narrative)      HTML     25K 
54: R41         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     33K 
                (Details - Disaggregation of Revenue)                            
55: R42         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     30K 
                (Details - Property and Equipment Useful Lives)                  
56: R43         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    104K 
                (Details - Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share)                     
57: R44         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     31K 
                (Details - Antidilutive shares)                                  
58: R45         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     74K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
59: R46         3. Trading Securities (Details)                     HTML     37K 
60: R47         3. Trading Securities (Details Narrative)           HTML     27K 
61: R48         4. Accrued Expenses (Details)                       HTML     35K 
62: R49         5. Patents (Details)                                HTML     31K 
63: R50         5. Patents (Details Narrative)                      HTML     45K 
64: R51         6. Investments at Fair Value (Details)              HTML     36K 
65: R52         6. Investments at Fair Value (Details Narrative)    HTML     37K 
66: R53         7. Stockholders' Equity (Details)                   HTML     34K 
67: R54         7. Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative)         HTML     25K 
68: R55         8. Income Taxes (Details - Provision for Income     HTML     52K 
                Taxes)                                                           
69: R56         8. Income Taxes (Details - Deferred tax assets)     HTML     60K 
70: R57         8. Income Taxes (Details - Reconciliation of tax    HTML     50K 
                rates)                                                           
71: R58         8. Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                 HTML     52K 
72: R59         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details - Options  HTML     36K 
                Granted)                                                         
73: R60         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details - Option   HTML     75K 
                Activity                                                         
74: R61         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details -          HTML     44K 
                Nonvested Restricted Stock Activity)                             
75: R62         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details -          HTML     51K 
                Restricted Stock Units Activity)                                 
76: R63         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details -          HTML     32K 
                Share-based Compensation)                                        
77: R64         9. Equity-Based Incentive Plans (Details            HTML     61K 
                Narrative)                                                       
78: R65         10. Commitments and Contingencies (Details)         HTML     44K 
79: R66         10. Commitments and Contingencies (Details          HTML     28K 
                Narrative)                                                       
80: R67         11. Retirement Savings Plan and Executive           HTML     26K 
                Severance Policy (Details Narrative)                             
81: R68         12. Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details     HTML     28K 
                Narrative)                                                       
82: R69         14. Fair Value Disclosures (Details - Fair Value    HTML     59K 
                on a Recurring Basis)                                            
83: R70         14. Fair Value Disclosures (Details - Changes to    HTML     38K 
                fair value measurement Level 3)                                  
84: R71         15. Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)  HTML     30K 
85: R72         16. Starboard Investment (Details Narrative)        HTML    106K 
86: R73         17. LF Equity Income Fund Portfolio Investment      HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R74         17. LF Equity Income Fund Portfolio Investment      HTML     38K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
88: R75         18. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)  HTML    118K 
90: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    166K 
89: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    119K 
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12: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- actg-20201231_lab                     XML   1.14M 
13: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- actg-20201231_pre              XML    971K 
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91: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001683168-21-001082-xbrl      Zip    174K

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