Motorola extends patent suit against Hytera to Australia

CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions has filed patent infringement lawsuits in Australia against Hytera Communications Corporation Limited of Shenzhen, China and Hytera Communications Pty Limited of Australia.

The action follows the patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation complaints filed by Motorola Solutions against Hytera in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the patent infringement complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission last March, as well as patent infringement complaints filed with the Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany in April and with the Regional Court of Mannheim in Germany last month.

Motorola is claiming some Hytera digital mobile radios sold in Australia infringe three of Motorola Solutions' Australian patents.

"This filing in the federal court of Australia is a continuation of our global efforts to safeguard Motorola Solutions' proven record of technological innovation and our extensive portfolio of more than 4,000 patents," said Mark Hacker, general counsel and chief administrative officer of Motorola Solutions.