Acacia Research Corporation.
ACTG.US | Activities of holding companies
Acacia Research Corporation is a patent licensing company. It partners with patent owners to unlock the value of their intellectual property through licensing and enforcement. Acacia acquires patent portfolios, manages the patent prosecution process, and licenses patents to companies that use the pa...Show More
Better Health for All
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Acacia Research Corporation's principal business is patent licensing and enforcement across various technology sectors, including industrials, energy, mobile communications, networking, and software. This core activity has no significant direct positive or negative health impact. Revenue is generated from licensing fees and settlements, with no evidence of products or activities with well-established negative health outcomes. While the company has acquired patents for health-related technologies, such as medical devices using shape memory alloys (January 26, 2010)
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, infusion pump technology, and 13 patents for inhaler drug delivery technology (December 2, 2011)
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, these are part of over 200 patent portfolios.
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The company's overall capital allocation and innovation are not primarily focused on improving health outcomes, but rather on unlocking the value of intellectual property across its diverse portfolio. The company does not produce health products, conduct clinical trials, manage health data, or engage in health education or equity programs. Its operations do not generate significant health externalities or directly involve the healthcare workforce.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG.US) is a patent licensing company that acquires and licenses patent portfolios.
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Its business model does not involve offering lending, deposit, or other financial services to consumers. Therefore, all Key Performance Indicators related to fair money and economic opportunity, which are designed for financial institutions, are not applicable to the company's operations. The provided articles do not contain any information relevant to ACTG.US's involvement in financial services or its impact on economic opportunity for underserved populations.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No quantitative data or specific information relevant to ACTG.US regarding living wage coverage, CEO median pay ratio, collective bargaining, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage was found in the provided articles. Information related to the Australian construction industry was present but not applicable to ACTG.US.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG.US) is a patent licensing company that generates revenue primarily through licensing fees and settlements. Its business model does not involve the procurement or trade of physical commodities, nor does it indicate a supply chain for materials or exposure to upstream labor practices. Consequently, the company does not have a supplier base requiring welfare or sourcing audits, supply chain tiers to map, or procurement activities relevant to fair trade and ethical sourcing metrics. A 'Conflict Minerals Policy Statement' is mentioned for 'Acacia Communications,' but this entity is not identified as ACTG.US (Acacia Research Corporation) in the provided information, and ACTG.US's core business model does not suggest material sourcing.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Acacia Research Corporation is currently embroiled in a significant controversy involving its former CEO, Clifford Press. An internal investigation revealed he misappropriated corporate funds and resources for personal use, provided inaccurate information regarding corporate expenses, misused funds, and made misrepresentations to the board of directors.
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The company filed an arbitration demand against Press seeking restitution, and its shares fell over 7% following the initial findings.
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Press subsequently sued the company, alleging his resignation was falsely announced as part of a scheme to coerce him into stepping down.
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Despite this, the company has not incurred any ethics-related regulatory fines in the past three years (2023-2025), with a 2021 settlement for trading profits violation falling outside this period.
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The company has a Fraud Policy
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and has expanded compliance training for employees and the board to include anti-corruption.
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Procedures are in place for business partners to confidentially report suspected fraud, bribery, or corruption, and the company adheres to the UN Global Compact's anti-corruption principles.
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A whistleblower hotline is available for employees to make confidential and anonymous submissions of concern regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters, and the Audit Committee reviews the effectiveness of these procedures.
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The company publishes an annual ESG report
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and makes its Code of Conduct available on its website,
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committing to open greenhouse gas reporting, though no recognized transparency index score is provided.
Kind to Animals
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Acacia Research Corporation engages in animal testing for drug and clinical research through its CombiMatrix group division.
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Consequently, the company is not cruelty-free, and no products are certified as such.
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The volume of animals used in testing and the extent of alternative testing methods are not specified.
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Given its animal testing activities, the company has no formal collaborations on animal-free R&D and no public position on animal welfare legislation or industry standards.
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The company has no animal husbandry, captive operations, or animal agriculture operations, nor does it source eggs, meat, or dairy, or use animal inputs in its product lines. In 2021, the company directed nearly $1 million in charitable gains to various organizations, which included funding for rescuing marine mammals in the Pacific and saving the lives of dogs in New York, and supported organic farming in the Hudson Valley.
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No War, No Weapons
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Acacia Research Corporation states it has no military contracting.
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The company also reports no controversial weapons and no small arms.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Acacia Research Corporation has not committed to any science-based targets (SBTi) or established specific reduction initiatives.
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The company's industry is categorized as having "very low" carbon intensity.
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Reported Scope 2 emissions were 52,500 kg CO2e in 2022
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and 48,800 kg CO2e in 2023
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, while Scope 3 emissions were 67,000 kg CO2e in 2022.
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However, Scope 1 emissions data and 2023 Scope 3 data are absent.
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No specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues were mentioned.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific data relevant to Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG.US) for the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' value. Articles 0 and 1 describe community engagement activities related to asthma and air pollution education, but these are from 'acacia-asthma.org', which is a different entity than the patent licensing company ACTG.US. Article 2, an ESG report for Acacia Research Corporation, explicitly states that the provided text does not contain quantitative data for the specified metrics.
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Article 3, from acaciaresearch.com, focuses on corporate governance and also states it contains no data relevant to community engagement or the requested metrics.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable, or directly attributable evidence for Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG.US) regarding any of the 'Safe & Smart Tech' KPIs. While some articles discuss general trends in AI ethics, data privacy, and regulatory landscapes, they explicitly state that no specific data is provided for ACTG.US or the relevant metrics
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. Information pertaining to 'Acacia Network' or general 'Acacia Research' security posture is explicitly disclaimed as not being for ACTG.US within the respective article summaries
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The provided articles lack specific quantitative data to assess ACTG.US against the Zero Waste & Sustainable Products value. While Acacia Foundation Limited (ACTG.US) focuses on recycled PET materials, emphasizes eco-friendly materials and recycled PET in packaging, and actively uses recycled PET, no specific percentages are given for product recyclability, packaging sustainability, or recycled content.
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The company mentions collaboration with local recycling initiatives and the use of energy-efficient processes.
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It complies with national and international regulations governing plastic manufacturing
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and holds UNBS ISO 9001:2015 and UNBS ISO 22000:2018 certifications.
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However, there is no specific data provided for waste diversion rates, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, hazardous waste management, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education programs.
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