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Acacia Subsidiary Enters License Agreement With Covidien

September 24, 2009
Acacia Research Corporation announced that its Thermal Scalpel LLC subsidiary has entered into a license agreement with Covidien PLC, Covidien Ltd. and Tyco Healthcare Group LP covering certain patents relating to surgical devices.
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