Motorola Claims $58 Million in Royalties from Hytera Over Trade Secret Misappropriation

Motorola Solutions has informed an Illinois federal judge that Hytera Communications, a Chinese competitor, owes more than $58 million in royalties for a mobile radio that Hytera allegedly redesigned. This comes after a jury determined that Hytera misappropriated Motorola’s trade secrets. The core issue revolves around the assertion that the retooled source code of Hytera’s radio remains improperly based on Motorola’s protected architecture. For more detailed information on this ongoing legal dispute, visit the original article on Law360.