0001019687-06-003153 Sample Contracts

COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT R E C I T A L S :

Stock Option Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • CombiMatrix Corp • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Stock Option Agreement
• Filed
  December 26th, 2006
• Company
  CombiMatrix Corp
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

Form of Indemnification Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • CombiMatrix Corp • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Form of Indemnification Agreement
• Filed
  December 26th, 2006
• Company
  CombiMatrix Corp
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of December _____, 2006, by and between CombiMatrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and _________________., one of the Directors of the Company (the “Indemnitee”), with reference to the following facts:

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT by and between ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION and COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION

Employee Matters Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • CombiMatrix Corp • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Employee Matters Agreement
• Filed
  December 26th, 2006
• Company
  CombiMatrix Corp
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 21, 2006 by and between ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Acacia”), and COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“CombiMatrix”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Acacia.

TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT by and between ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION and COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION

Tax Allocation Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • CombiMatrix Corp • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Tax Allocation Agreement
• Filed
  December 26th, 2006
• Company
  CombiMatrix Corp
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

THIS TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 21, 2006, by and between ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Acacia”), and COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acacia (“CombiMatrix”).

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT by and between ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION and COMBIMATRIX CORPORATION

Distribution Agreement • December 26th, 2006 • CombiMatrix Corp • California

• Contract Type
  Distribution Agreement
• Filed
  December 26th, 2006
• Company
  CombiMatrix Corp
• Jurisdiction
  California

This Distribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 21, 2006, by and between Acacia Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Acacia”), and CombiMatrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation and, as of the date hereof, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acacia (“CombiMatrix”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.01.