Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al v. Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd. et al

  1. July 12, 2023

    Hytera Can't Duck $49M Royalty After Radio Code Misuse

    Chinese telecom company Hytera will face a contempt hearing next month unless it puts $49 million into escrow to comply with its royalty payment obligations after a jury found it misappropriated Motorola Solutions' mobile radio code, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.

  2. October 19, 2022

    Motorola Says Hytera Trying To Evade Trade Secrets Verdict

    Motorola wants an Illinois federal court to rule on its contempt motion against Chinese telecom company Hytera in what Motorola said is now a more than $631 million trade secrets fight over two-way radios, claiming, "Hytera has bobbed and weaved through a web of lies."

  3. August 04, 2022

    Motorola Seeks 'Harsh' Sanctions In $597M Trade Secrets Row

    Motorola is urging an Illinois federal judge to sanction Chinese telecom company Hytera for missing a deadline to make the first payment of a $597 million judgment, saying that Hytera's failure shows a "complete, willful disregard for this court's authority and rulings."

  4. July 06, 2022

    Motorola Can't Get Injunction In $597M Trade Secrets Fight

    Motorola has failed to persuade an Illinois federal judge to reconsider his refusal to impose a permanent injunction against Hytera in a $597 million trade secrets fight over two-way radios, though the judge affirmed the parties' joint proposal on Hytera's royalty payments to Motorola.

  5. October 18, 2021

    Motorola Attys Nab $34M After Radio IP Win

    An Illinois federal judge has granted $34.2 million in fees to attorneys representing Motorola Solutions Inc. in a $600 million win over a Chinese rival it accused of making and selling mobile radios using its intellectual property, rejecting arguments that the request was inflated.

  6. September 30, 2021

    Motorola Again Urges Injunction After $600M Radio IP Win

    Motorola Solutions Inc. again urged an Illinois judge Wednesday to permanently block a Chinese rival from making and selling mobile radios using its intellectual property, saying it's necessary in light of its inability to collect a nearly $600 million trade secret judgment.

  7. January 13, 2021

    $760M Motorola Walkie-Talkie Trade Secret Win Cut To $540M

    An Illinois federal judge has cut over $200 million from a Motorola unit's $760 million win in a trade secrets trial against Hytera Corp. linked to digital walkie-talkies, saying there was a partial double recovery.

  8. April 03, 2020

    Motorola Rival Urges Redo In $764M Radio Trade Secret Row

    China-based Hytera told an Illinois federal judge Thursday that if he doesn't totally wipe out a $764 million verdict for Motorola or order a new trial, he should cut Motorola's actual damages to $28 million because a host of errors gave Hytera an unfair shake at trial.

  9. March 06, 2020

    Kirkland Turns 'Logistics Nightmare' Into $764M Motorola Win

    To prove that Chinese two-way radio maker Hytera's products were based on technology stolen from Motorola, a Kirkland & Ellis LLP team took millions of lines of source code and a deluge of documents written in Mandarin and made them crystal clear for an Illinois federal jury.

  10. March 06, 2020

    Motorola Lands $764M Judgment But Injunction Still In The Air

    An Illinois federal judge entered judgment Thursday on a jury's $764 million verdict for Motorola Solutions Inc. over claims that a Chinese rival stole its mobile radio trade secrets, but whether he'll globally block the rival's radio sales remains to be seen.