Motorola Solutions Announces Investigation of Hytera Communications by U.S. International Trade Commission
April 28 2017 - 1:03PM
Business Wire
U.S. ITC to Examine Claims that Hytera Is
Unlawfully Infringing Motorola Solutions’ Patents
Potential Remedies Include Enjoining Hytera
from Selling and Marketing Infringing Products in the U.S.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) (“Motorola Solutions” or
the “Company”) today announced that the U.S. International Trade
Commission (the “ITC”) has voted to institute an investigation into
unfair trade practices by Hytera Communications Corporation Limited
(SHE: 002583) (“Hytera”). The investigation is based on a complaint
filed by Motorola Solutions on March 29, 2017.
The ITC’s investigation will examine whether Hytera is
unlawfully importing and selling two-way radio equipment and
systems and related software and components that infringe Motorola
Solutions’ patents.
If the ITC’s investigation determines that Hytera has engaged in
unlawful practices, the ITC may issue an exclusion order to halt
the importation of the infringing products, as well as a
cease-and-desist order to stop the sale and marketing of the
infringing products in the United States.
Mark Hacker, general counsel and chief administrative officer of
Motorola Solutions, said, “We are pleased the ITC will investigate
Hytera’s trade practices, as we believe they are both unscrupulous
and unlawful. Motorola Solutions is known for pioneering technology
innovation. As the world’s leading provider of two-way radio
equipment and systems, we are committed to vigorously defending our
valuable intellectual property on behalf of our customers,
shareholders, employees, partners and other stakeholders. We will
continue our efforts to stop Hytera’s illegal and anticompetitive
behavior, and look forward to a prompt decision by the ITC.”
Motorola Solutions also filed patent infringement complaints
with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany (the “Regional
Court”) against Hytera on April 18, 2017, and patent infringement
and trade secret misappropriation complaints on March 14, 2017, in
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
For additional information regarding Motorola Solutions' legal
actions against Hytera, please
visit https://newsroom.motorolasolutions.com/presskits/motorola-solutions-intellectual-property.htm.
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including statements regarding expectations with respect to
litigation filed by Motorola Solutions, Inc., and the outcomes
possible if successful. By their nature, forward-looking statements
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and depend on circumstances that will or may occur in the future
and are outside the control of Motorola Solutions, Inc., and its
officers. Actual results may differ from those expressed in such
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discussed in this release.
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