Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to Albertsons, The Bombay Company and HEB Grocery Company

Acacia Technologies Licenses Credit Card Fraud Protection Technology to Albertsons, The Bombay Company and HEB Grocery Company NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2005--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that Financial Systems Innovation LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, has entered into non-exclusive licenses and settled patent infringement litigation covering a portfolio of patents that apply to credit card fraud protection technology with Albertsons, The Bombay Company, Inc. and HEB Grocery Company.