| [X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| [   ] | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| Nevada                                                         |   | 01-0949984                           |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) |   | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

| 2331 Mill Road, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA |   | 22314      |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)  |   | (Zip Code) |

| Large accelerated filer [   ]                                             |   | Accelerated filer [   ] |
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| Non-accelerated filer [   ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |   | Smaller reporting company [X]          |

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| PART III |                                                                                           |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 3 |
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| PART IV  |                                                                                           |
| Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules                                                     | 5 |

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| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
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|                                                    |   |        |          |   | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1) |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|---------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Name and Address ofBeneficial Owner |   | CommonStock |          |   | Options                                                                     |   |   | Warrants |   |   | Total |   |   | Percentage ofCommonStock (%) |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Officers and Directors                                  |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Doug Croxall (Chairman and CEO)                         |   |        | 4,000,000(2)  |   |                                                                        |   | 499,998(3) |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 4, 499,998 |   |   |   | 9.77 | % |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| John Stetson (CFO and Director)                         |   |        | 895,718 (4)   |   |                                                                        |   | 0(5) |   |   |   | 41,609(6) |   |   |   | 937,327 |   |   |   | 2.06 | % |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Nathaniel Bradley (CTO)                                 |   |        | 0             |   |                                                                        |   | 83,332(7) |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 83,332 |   |   |   | * |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| James Crawford (COO)                                    |   |        | 0             |   |                                                                        |   | 41,666(8) |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 41,666 |   |   |   | * |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Stuart Smith (Director)                                 |   |        | 750,000       |   |                                                                        |   | 0 |   |   |   | 125,000(9) |   |   |   | 875,000 |   |   |   | 1.92 | % |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Craig Nard (Director)                                   |   |        | 0             |   |                                                                        |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| William Rosellini (Director)                            |   |        | 0             |   |                                                                        |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| All Directors and Executive Officers (seven persons)    |   |        | 5,645,718     |   |                                                                        |   | 624,996 |   |   |   | 166,609 |   |   |   | 6,437,323 |   |   |   | 13.89 | % |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Owners of More than 5% of Class                         |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Barry Honig                                             |   |        | 3,641,111(10) |   |                                                                        |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 3,641,111 |   |   |   | 7.99 | % |
|                                                    |   |        |          |   |                                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd.                             |   |        | 3,524,800(11) |   |                                                                        |   | 0 |   |   |   | 0 |   |   |   | 3,524,800 |   |   |   | 7.74 | % |

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| Exhibit No.                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 3.1                                                  | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2011)                                                                            |
| 3.2                                                  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2011)                                                                                               |
| 3.3                                                  | Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 20, 2013)                                                                                   |
| 10.1                                                 | Form of Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                                                                                                  |
| 10.2                                                 | Form of Promissory Note (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                                                                 |
| 10.3                                                 | Share Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                                                                                                  |
| 10.4                                                 | Form of Warrant  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                                                              |
| 10.5                                                 | Agreement of Conveyance, Transfer and Assignment of Assets and Assumptions of Obligations (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                               |
| 10.6                                                 | Stock Purchase Agreement for Split-Off (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                                                  |
| 10.7                                                 | Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                                                                                            |
| 10.8                                                 | Employment Agreement between the Company and George Glasier (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                             |
| 10.9                                                 | Form of Consulting Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                                                            |
| 10.10                                                | Form of Director Warrant (with vesting) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                                                |
| 10.11                                                | Form of Directors and Officers Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012)                                                                               |
| 10.12                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between Kyle Kimmerle and the Company, dated November 2, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                              |
| 10.13                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between Charles Kimmerle and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                            |
| 10.14                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between Kimmerle Mining LLC and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                         |
| 10.15                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and among Kyle Kimmerle, David Kimmerle  and Charles Kimmerle and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011) |
| 10.16                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and among Kyle Kimmerle, Kimmerle Mining LLC and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011)                             |
| 10.17                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between David Kimmerle and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                              |
| 10.18                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between B-Mining Company and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                            |
| 10.19                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between Carla Rosas Zepeda and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                          |
| 10.20                                                | Mining Lease Agreement by and between Andrews Mining LLC and the Company, dated November 2, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                          |
| 10.21                                                | Lease Assignment/Acceptance Agreement by and between Nuclear Energy Corporation LLC and the Company, dated December 28, 2011(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)              |
| 10.22                                                | Rental Agreement by and between the Company and Silver Hawk Ltd., dated January 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2011)                                                  |
| 10.23                                                | Mining Claim & Lease Sale/Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2012)                                                                                          |
| 10.24                                                | Option Agreement for Purchase of Mining Claims (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012)                                                                                            |
| 10.25                                                | Forms of Quitclaim Deed (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2012)                                                                                                                   |
| 10.26                                                | Agreement with California Gold Corp., dated March 19, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 23, 2012)                                                                                |
| 10.27                                                | Consulting Agreement, dated January 26, 2012  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2012)                                                                                  |
| 10.28                                                | Rescission Agreement dated as of June 11, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 15, 2012)                                                                                             |
| 10.29                                                | Assignment Agreement dated as of June 11, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 15, 2012)                                                                                             |
| 10.30                                                | Share Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012)                                                                                                    |
| 10.31                                                | Employment Agreement between the Company and Doug Croxall (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012)                                                                   |
| 10.32                                                | Consulting Agreement with C&H Capital, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012)                                                                             |
| 10.33                                                | Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Doug Croxall (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 20, 2012)                                                      |
| 10.34                                                | Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012)                                                                                              |
| 10.35                                                | Form of Warrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012)                                                                                                             |
| 10.36                                                | Form of Registration Rights Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012)                                                                                       |
| 10.37                                                | Employment Agreement between the Company and Nathaniel Bradley dated March 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013)                                        |
| 10.38                                                | Employment Agreement between the Company and James Crawford dated March 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2013)                                           |
| 10.39                                                | Independent Director Agreement between the Company and Craig Nard dated March 8, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2013)                                    |
| 10.40                                                | Independent Director Agreement between the Company and William Rosellini dated March 8, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2013)                             |
| 21.1                                                 | List of Subsidiaries (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on June 25, 2013)                                                                                              |
| 31.1                                                 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *                                                                                                                                                         |
| 31.2                                                 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *                                                                                                                                                         |
| 32.1         | Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer *                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 32.1         | Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer *                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| *    | Filed herein. |
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|      | MARATHON PATENT GROUP, INC.    |
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|      |                           |
| By:  | /s/ Doug Croxall               |
|      | Name: Doug Croxall             |
|      | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
|      | (Principal Executive Officer)  |
|      |                           |
| By:  | /s/ John Stetson               |
|      | Name: John Stetson             |
|      | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
|      | (Principal Financial Officer)  |

| Signature         |   | Title                                                                         |   | Date                |
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|              |   |                                                                          |   |                |
| /s/ Doug Croxall  |   | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)            |   | Date: July 19, 2013 |
| Doug Croxall      |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   |                                                                          |   |                |
| /s/ John Stetson  |   | Chief Financial Officer ,Secretary and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |   | Date: July 19, 2013 |
| John Stetson      |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   | Director                                                                      |   | Date:               |
| Stuart Smith      |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   |                                                                          |   |                |
| /s/ Craig Nard    |   | Director                                                                      |   | Date: July 19, 2013 |
| Craig Nard        |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   |                                                                          |   |                |
|              |   | Director                                                                      |   | Date:               |
| William Rosellini |   |                                                                          |   |                |