Hytera step ups Motorola patent infringement battle
It’s barely been a month since Motorola Solutions sued radio manufacturer Hytera in Australia for patent infringement, but Hytera has now returned fire.
The radio company filed an infringement suit at the US District Court for the District Court of Ohio yesterday, August 28, accusing Motorola of infringing three patents in the “intelligent audio” range of devices, which adjust volume based on background noise and other variables.
The device in question is the Mototrbo xpr 7550e, which Hytera claims has technology that infringes US patent number 9,183,846, relating to sound-adjusting technology.
“Motorola has knowingly and wilfully infringed the ‘846 patent,” Hytera stated in its claim.
It added that the Chicago-based phone manufacturer “will continue to infringe unless enjoined by the court”.
Hytera is seeking damages, triple damages, costs and a jury trial.
“Motorola Solutions is infringing Hytera’s sound adjustment control patent,” said Andrew Yuan, Hytera’s president of North and South America.
“Hytera is a leader in innovative technologies, and an adamant advocate of intellectual property rights. We will look to enforce our patents in court in the US and worldwide.”
It continues a long-running patent dispute between the two technology companies which has seen a string of cases take place this year.
As reported by WIPR in March, Motorola launched a complaint with the International Trade Commission accusing Hytera of infringing seven patents covering two-way radio equipment systems and related software.
And in April, it launched a suit against Hytera in Germany for infringing similar technology, before filing patent infringement proceedings against it in Australia at the end of July.
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