Motorola files patent lawsuit in Germany

CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions has filed patent infringement complaints with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Germany against Hytera Communications Corporation Limited of Shenzhen, China and Hytera Mobilfunk GmbH of Bad Munder, Germany.

The company is claiming that Hytera's two-way wireless communication devices that utilize "pseudo-trunking" functionality are infringing on Motorola Solutions' patent. Motorola seeks an injunction preventing Hytera from offering and delivering products with the pseudo-trunking feature in Germany, as well as the recall and destruction of infringing products and various damages.

The legal action follows the patent infringement complaint filed by Motorola Solutions against Hytera with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 29 and the patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation complaints filed on March 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.