A law firm filed a request for Ex Parte re-examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in respect of U.S. Patent No. 5,828,402 owned by Wi-LAN Inc. Wi-LAN does not know the identity of the real party in interest who made this re-examination request. It is expected that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will respond to this request within the next 3 months.

Management Comment
This patent is one of the patents involved in Wi-LAN’s SDNY case 10 CV 432. It has now become very common for Defendants in patent infringement lawsuits to, as part of their defense strategy, file requests for re-examination of patents at issue in such actions. It is expected that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will respond to this request within the next 3 months.