Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of November 2014
Commission File Number: 001-35152

 

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WI-LAN INC.

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

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303 Terry Fox Drive
Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3J1
Canada
(Address of principal executive office)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F  ¨            Form 40-F  þ

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 13, 2014

 

 

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.

 

	WI-LAN INC.
Date: December 1, 2014	By:	/s/ Prashant R. Watchmaker
		Name: Prashant R. Watchmaker
		Title: Vice-President, Corporate Legal & Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Press release

 

 

 

WiLAN Acquires LED Lighting Technology

 

OTTAWA, Canada – November 13, 2014 – Top intellectual property licensing company, WiLAN (TSX:WIN) (NASD:WILN), today announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, Variable Lighting, LLC, has acquired technology that relates to the control of LED lighting used in certain residential applications.

 

The terms of the transaction are confidential.

  

About WiLAN

 

WiLAN, founded in 1992, is a leading technology innovation and licensing company. WiLAN has licensed its intellectual property to over 290 companies worldwide. Inventions in our portfolio have been licensed by companies that manufacture or sell a wide range of communication and consumer electronics products including 3G and 4G handsets, Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, Wi-Fi and broadband routers, xDSL infrastructure equipment, cellular base stations and digital TV receivers. For more information: www.wilan.com.

  

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