EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
 
I, Doug Croxall, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K/A of Marathon Patent Group, Inc.;
 
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 
Date: July 19, 2013

 
   
/s/ Doug Croxall
 
Doug Croxall
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)