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Famed patent firm Acacia hits unwelcome milestone

marketwatch.com — Acacia Research Corp. has won notoriety for its legal pursuit of giants like Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., as the small firm's business model depends on extracting patent licensing deals from these companies. But on Thursday, in a Texas courtroom, the first of Acacia's many lawsuits to reach as far as a jury trial resulted in a legal setback.

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