Australian court rejects half of Motorola Solutions copyright and patent infringement claims against Hytera

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SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 24, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hytera Communications (SZSE:002583), a leading global provider of business communications technology and solutions, today announced that the Federal Court of Australia had dismissed half of Motorola Solutions, Incs copyright and patent infringement claims against Hytera in a judgment issued on December 23, 2022. The lawsuits filed by Motorola Solutions relate to certain Hytera legacy DMR radios and software formerly used in some Hytera DMR radio models. In the proceeding, Motorola made allegations of patent infringement and copyright infringement.

The court dismissed Motorola’s patent infringement claims regarding two of the three patents that Motorola relied on. In addition, one of these patents has also been declared invalid.

Although the court upheld Motorola’s patent infringement allegation regarding the third patent, the judge found that the infringing conduct ceased in November 2019, when Hytera upgraded its older devices to remove the infringing feature . The Court also ruled that Motorola was not entitled to additional damages for patent infringement.

The Court upheld Motorola’s claim of copyright infringement with respect to 6 of the 11 computer programs at issue.

Hytera is currently reviewing the judgment and considering available options, including possible grounds for appeal regarding the findings of copyright infringement. Legal proceedings can take two years or more to be finally resolved.

In light of certain issues raised in the legal proceedings, Hytera has improved its corporate governance and added new policies and procedures related to intellectual property and the onboarding of new employees. Additionally, Hytera has rolled out updated software and firmware to the market, including for legacy devices that were at issue in this proceeding.

For nearly thirty years, Hytera has provided the most innovative and valuable Land Mobile Radio (LMR) solutions to our dealers, customers and the market. In late 2021, Hytera began introducing its next-generation DMR two-way radios, the H-series, to global markets, including Australia. The launch of the H-series, which is designed and developed on new hardware and software platforms, shows that Hytera remains firmly committed to its tradition of excellence, now and in the future.

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Hytera Communications Corporation Limited (SZSE: 002583) is one of the world’s leading providers of business communications technology and solutions. With voice, video and data capabilities, we provide faster, safer and more versatile connectivity for businesses and mission-critical users. We make the world more efficient and safer by enabling our customers to do more in daily operations and emergency response.

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