Motorola continues patent suit spree against Hytera
Motorola Solutions has continued its war against China-based Hytera Communications by filing more patent infringement lawsuits, this time at the Regional Court of Mannheim in Germany.
In March this year, Motorola sued Hytera at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that Hytera had intentionally infringed Motorola’s IP and misappropriated its trade secrets.
Motorola claimed that Hytera’s two-way radios, base stations, repeaters and dispatch systems had infringed Motorola’s patents which relate to radio technology.
Yesterday, July 24, Motorola announced it had filed complaints at the Mannheim court, in addition to patent complaints at the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, which were filed in April.
Motorola now has five pending IP litigations against Hytera, including a patent infringement complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission in March.
The Mannheim complaints assert that Hytera’s two-way wireless communication devices with “improved squelch functionality” have infringed Motorola’s patent EP 1,139,562B1.
According to Motorola, the focus of the new complaints differs from any of the patents that Motorola has previously asserted against Hytera.
The company is seeking an injunction preventing Hytera from offering and delivering products with the accused “squelch feature” in Germany, as well as the recall and destruction of infringing products, and various damages.
Mark Hacker, general counsel and chief administrative officer of Motorola, said: “Each legal action we take furthers our commitment to safeguarding our valuable IP for the benefit of our customers, shareholders, employees, partners and other stakeholders around the world.”
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