OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwired - Oct. 20, 2014) - Top intellectual property licensing company, WiLAN (TSX:WIN) (NASDAQ:WILN), today announced that the company has entered into a second patent assignment agreement ("Agreement") with Panasonic Corporation ("Panasonic"). Under the Agreement, Panasonic will assign, to a wholly-owned subsidiary of WiLAN, all rights and title to certain patents related to vending machine systems. All terms of the Agreement are confidential.
On December 16, 2013, WiLAN announced the company's first patent agreement with Panasonic involving over 900 patents and applications related to a broad range of technologies areas including CMOS image sensors, semiconductor packaging and LED technologies.
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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