If for no other reason we included the following press release as an example of the deplorable writing that currently exists on the ‘Net. The first sentence ought to be a clue…

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.–Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG – News; Nasdaq:CBMX – News) announced today that the United States District Court for the Central District of California has issued a Markman Order giving the Court’s construction of some of the disputed patent terms and phrases, and inviting further briefing or motions with respect to other patent terms that are in dispute in Acacia’s ongoing litigation involving Acacia’s DMT® patents against adult entertainment companies.

The Court set a telephonic case management conference for August 17, 2004 at which time the Court will set a schedule for additional motions and briefing on Markman related issues.

Acacia has entered into 151 license agreements for its DMT® technology for cable television services, corporate websites, e-learning, hotel in-room entertainment, and online entertainment, movies, music, news, and sports.

ABOUT ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

Acacia Research Corporation comprises two operating groups, Acacia Technologies Group and CombiMatrix Group.

The Acacia Technologies Group develops, acquires, and licenses patented technologies. Acacia’s DMT® technology, which is supported by 5 U.S. and 31 foreign patents, relates to audio and audio/video transmission and receiving systems commonly known as audio-on-demand, video-on-demand, and audio/video streaming, and is used for distributing digital content via several means including Internet, cable, satellite and wireless systems.

The CombiMatrix Group is developing a platform technology to rapidly produce customizable active biochips, which are semiconductor-based tools for use in identifying and determining the roles of genes, gene mutations and proteins. CombiMatrix’s technology has a wide range of applications including DNA synthesis/diagnostics, drug discovery, and immunochemical detection. CombiMatrix’s Express Track(sm) drug discovery program is a systems biology approach, using its technology, to target common viral diseases with siRNA compounds.

Acacia Research-Acacia Technologies (Nasdaq:ACTG – News) and Acacia Research-CombiMatrix (Nasdaq:CBMX – News) are both classes of common stock issued by Acacia Research Corporation and are intended to reflect the performance of the respective operating groups and are not issued by the operating groups.

Information about the Acacia Technologies Group and the CombiMatrix Group is available at www.acaciaresearch.com.