Suits pertain to LTE and HSPA handsets and mobile products



OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - Dec. 6, 2012) - Wi-LAN Inc. ("WiLAN") (TSX:WIN)
(NASDAQ:WILN) today announced it has initiated five separate litigations
claiming patent infringement against Apple Inc. ("Apple"), HTC Corporation
("HTC") and Sierra Wireless America, Inc. ("Sierra Wireless").

Three of the suits, filed in the Southern District of Florida against Apple, HTC
and Sierra Wireless, claim infringement of WiLAN's U.S. Patent Nos. 8,315,640
and 8,311,040 related to LTE technologies. Ken Stanwood, who heads up WiLAN's
LTE-focused R&D subsidiary, is a named inventor on both patents and has been
developing foundational technology for 4G broadband wireless networks for the
past 14 years.

The two other suits, filed in the Eastern District of Texas against Apple and
Sierra Wireless, claim infringement of WiLAN's U.S. Patent No. 6,381,211 (the
"211 patent") related to 3G HSPA handset products. HTC is a defendant in an
ongoing litigation initiated by WiLAN in 2010 that claims infringement of the
211 patent.