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 June 2012
Commission File Number: 001-35152

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WI-LAN INC. 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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11 Holland Avenue
Suite 608
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4S1
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): ¨

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EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit	Description
99.1	News Release Dated June 29, 2012

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:  July 3, 2012	By:	/s/ Prashant R. Watchmaker
		Name: Prashant R. Watchmaker  Title: Vice-President, Corporate Legal & Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

WiLAN Signs License Agreements

OTTAWA, Canada – June 29, 2012 – Wi-LAN Inc. (“WiLAN” or the “Company”) (TSX:WIN) (NASD:WILN) today announced that an unnamed company has signed a multi-year license agreement to the Company’s patents related to DSL technologies. The licensee is the 25^th company to license WiLAN wireline technologies. Terms of the agreement, including the name of the licensee, are confidential.

WiLAN also announced that an unnamed company has signed a multi-year license agreement related to the Company’s wireless technology portfolio. All terms of the agreement are confidential.

About WiLAN

WiLAN, founded in 1992, is a leading technology innovation and licensing company. WiLAN has licensed its intellectual property to over 260 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 television receivers. WiLAN has a large and growing portfolio of more than 3,000 issued or pending patents. For more information: www.wilan.com.

All trademarks and brands mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners.

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