• 1992

Company Description

WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company that develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies and more.

WiLAN is an intellectual property licensing company that develops and commercializes innovative patented technologies, manages intellectual property, and licenses these inventions to corporations. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, WiLAN Labs, WiLAN develops and patents innovative technologies related to 4G broadband wireless networks. Its solutions optimize the deployment of mobile networks at a time when demand for bandwidth-intensive multimedia data traffic is growing exponentially. In addition, WiLAN manages the intellectual property of third party inventors to ensure they receive fair compensation for their investment in research and development. By enabling patent owners to sell or license patented intellectual property, WiLAN helps provide a financial incentive for inventors to invest in the development of new technologies. WiLAN was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ottawa, O.N.