UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10, 2014
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Nevada
  
000-54652
  
01-0949984
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 380
Los Angeles, CA
      
90025
(Address of principal executive offices)
      
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 232-1701
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Copies to:
Harvey J. Kesner, Esq.
61 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: (212) 930-9700

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

On October 9, 2014, Doug Croxall, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), filed a Form 4 reporting a gift of 2,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) to a family member and a transfer of 305,692 shares of Common Stock from LVL Patent Group LLC to his family trust (the “Trust”) for routine tax and estate planning purposes. Mr. Croxall and his wife are the trustees and beneficiaries of the Trust and are deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the 305,692 share of Common Stock held by the Trust.
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  October 10, 2014
 
 
MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.
   
By: 
/s/ Francis Knuettel II
 
Name: Francis Knuettel II
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer