Motorola Granted $30+ Million in Attorney Fees from Hytera, Total Amount Owed Now $630+ Million
Hytera now owes Motorola Solutions $630+ million USD, after an Illinois federal court ruled Hytera should pay Motorola's $30+ million in attorney fees accrued from the 3 year-long Motorola v. Hytera stolen IP lawsuit. However, Hytera has appealed all judgments.
In this report, IPVM examines the new order and how the post-trial motions of progressed, including:
- $30+ million in attorney fees to be paid to Motorola
- Judgment against Hytera totals $630+ million
- "Chinese state secrets" delay Hytera asset discovery and payment
- Hytera response to assert discovery
- Hytera on Motorola's "unreasonable" hours and fees
- Court's opinion on complicated IP lawsuit
- Hytera's appeal
- Hytera investor feedback
- Outlook for Hytera
Court ****** $**+ ******* *** ** *********' **** **** ** ********
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**** ***** ***** ***** * **** decided ** ***** ** ******** ** February **** **** ****** *************** ********'* intellectual ******** ** ********* ****** ******. During *** *****, ************ * ********* *** **** "*** apples"**** ***** ******** **, ******** *** rest ** ****** *** ** **** about *** *****. ****** ******** **** ** *** *** **** stolen ******** **** ****** *** *** *****.
Judgment ******* ****** ****** $***+ ******* ***
******** ******** ******* ****** *** ****** over $*** ******* ** ***, *********:
- $***,***,*** ** *******, ******* ****$***,***,*** **********.
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Motorola: ******'* "******* ***** *******" ***** ****** ***** *********
******** *** ***** *** ******* ******** its $**+ ******* ** ******** ****, it ** ******* **** ******** **** actually ******* **** *****. ******, *** jury ******* ** ***** ** ******** back ** ******** **** *** *** court********* *** ******* ******* ******* ****. *******, *************** **** ****** *** *** *** "paid * ****** ****" ** *** judgment ****:
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** ********* ****, ******** ********* *"****** *** ******** *** **** ****** Be **** ** ********."******** ** ******* $*** ******* *********** "in ******* ************" ** *** $***.* million ******** **** ****** ****:
********** ******** *********, ***., *** ******** Solutions ******** ***. ***. (“********”) ************ request **** *** ***** ****** ********* Hytera ************** *********** ***. (“******”) ** turnover **** *** **** ********** ****** of $*** ******* ** ******* ************ of *** $***.** ******** ****...
*** **** ************ **** ******, ******** ****** **** ** ** asking *** * ******** ** $*** million ******* ****** ****** ******** ****** this **** **** ** *** ******** and ****** **** ***-**** ******:
*** $**** ** **** ** ************ identified—it ** ************ ********* ** ** official, ****** **** ***-**** ****** ***** Hytera *** * ***** ********** ** provide ** * ****** ******* *******, and ** ***** ****** ** ******* obligated ** ******* ******** *********** ********** its ******.
*** ******* ** ******** ******'* ****** has **** ******* ** ****** *** insisted *** *******'* ********* ***** "******* law ********" *** **** ******* "***** secret ******** ******" ****** **** *** be ****** ****, ******** *******:
*** ***, ****** ******** ********’* **** faith ******* ** ******* *** *******, raising ***** ******** *********, ********* ** insisting ************-****** ******** ****** ********* ******* *** concerns *** ******** ** ******* ******* state ****** ******** ****** ** ******. To ****, ****** *** ********* *** produced * ****** **** ** ********** statement, *** *** *** ******** *** nonpublic ********* ******* *** ******* **** have **** ** ******* *** ***** secret ******.
Hytera: "******* ***** *******" **********
****** ***** **** *** ******* **** Chinese ***** ******* ** *** ******* documents *** ********** *** **** ********'* speculation ********* ** "*********,"** * ************* ******** ******** ** Motorola's ******:
******** ******* **** ******’* ****** ** non-public ********* ******** ** *** ******** was ** ******** “*********” *** ********** that “*** *** ******** ********* ****** possibly **** ***** ******* ** ****.” Motorola’s *********** ** *********.
*******, ****** ******* **** ** ******* producing ********* ******* ******** ******* *********** the ****** ******** *** *** ****** would ****** ******* ***** ******* ** Hytera's ***-****** *********:
******’* *********** ** ***-****** ********* **** delayed ** ********’* ****** ** *********** the ****** ********.
*** ******** **** ****** *** *** acted ** ********, ****** ******** ** documents **** **** ****** **** ******* to ******** ******* **** ****** **** was ********'* ***** ** *********** *** review ********:
*** ***** ****** *** ******** **** the ******* *** ****** ** ** Friday, **** **, *** ****** ******** its ***** ***** ** *** ******* the ********* ******, ****** *. *****, there ** ** ****** ** **** Hytera ** ********.
****** *** *** ******** **** ******* information *** *** ** *** **** accounts, *** ****** *** ****** ****** agreements ********* *****, ********* ** ********* credit, *** ******** ***** ****** ** information ******* ** *** ******. ***** can ** ** **** ****** ** to ******* ****** *** ************* ******** with *** ***********.
Hytera: $*** ******* ******** ********** ******
****** ********* **** * ******* ** the $*** ******* **** ******** *** demanded ******** ******* ** "********** ******** rather **** ****** ******." ****** **** not **** ******* **** *** ************' assets *** ****, *** ******** ****, emphasizing **** "********* ** * *********** does *** ***** **********, *********, ** control **** *** ******":
********’* ******** ******** ** *** “*********** precept ** ********* *** **** **** corporation ** * ******** ***** ****** with *** *** ***** *** ******, even **** **** *********** ** ****** owned ** ******* ********* ******.”
******* *** *** *** ******** ** the ********, ** ** ******* **** portion ** *** $*** ******* ******* to ******'* ************.
Hytera: ********'* ****** **** *** ***** "************"
******** ******** ****** $**+ ******* ** attorney ****, ****** ****** **** *** court ****** **** *** ****** ** at ***** ****** *** ***** *** hours **** ****** ***** ** *********** for. ************ ** *** ******** ** ********'* motion *** ******** ******** *** *** **** ******** ****** is "************."
******** ****** ** ******* ******* $*** to $**** *** **** *** **** attorney ** *** ****. *******, ****** suggests *** ***** ****** ******* *** the **** ********** ***** ** ******* from *** ******** ************ ******** *** Association (*****) **** ****** ** *** ceiling ** ********** *****. ****** ****** that ********'* ***** "****** *** **** percentile ***** *** ******." ********* ******'* suggestion ***** **** ******** ****** *** fees ** $*** *** ********** *** $644 *** ********. ** *** ******* level, *** *******-**** ******** ******** ***** only ** **** ~**% ** **** Motorola ****** *** ******* ******** ****.
****** ******* ****** **** ********'* ********* hours *** "*********, ***********, *** ************," and ********* ****** ** *******. ****** claimed **** **** ** *** ****-******* entries **** "*****", *** **** **** was ***** ** "********* **********", *** Motorola *** ********* *********** *** **********.
*******, ******'* ******** *** ********, ** it ** ******* **** ****** ******* was * ********** ****** *** ********'* attorney **** ** *** ***** **** to ***** ** ****** ****.
Court: *********** ******* ****** **** ***** *** ****** ** *****
*** *****,** *** ******* **, **** *****, ********* **** ******'* *********** *** stated **** * ******* ** *********** as *** *** ******* ****** *** Motorola ******* *** **** ***** *** of *** ******* ******** *** *** extraordinary ****** ** ***** ******.
*** ***** ****** *** **** "*** a ***-**-***-**** ************ ******** ****" *** pointed *** **** *****' ******* ******* rates ************* ****** **** *** ******* Chicago ****, *** ** ***** "**************, experience, ******, *** ***********":
**** **** ** *** * ***-**-***-**** intellectual ******** **** ******** ** *** Chicago ****. ** ** * **** between ****** *********** **** ******** ** millions ** ****** ** ***** ***** "the ******* ****** ** *** ********** is *** ***** *** ********* ********** it *** ****** *********** *** *** market *** ***** ******** ** **** area ** * ******** ******."
*** ***** ********** *** ******** ** grant ******** *** ******** **** *** "the ***** *** ********** ** **** case":
**** ********** *** ******* **** **** 1,200 ****** ******* ***, ** ******** notes, ** ******** **** **** ** million ***** ** *********, *** ***** of ***********, ************ ****** ********, *** a ***** **** ******** **** **** than ***** *** * **** ****** where ******* ********* ******** **** ********* of ***** *** **** ********** ********.
Hytera ******* *** *********
******* ******** ******* **** *** ***** that **** *** ******* ******* ******, the ******* ** *** ******* ****.
** ********* *, ****, ****** ****** ****** ** ******, ******* ****** ** ********* *** court's ****** ***** ******* ******** *******, prejudgment ********, *** ***** *****:
********** ****** ************** *********** ***., ****** America, ***. *** ****** ************** ******* (West), ***. **** ****** ** *** Seventh ******* **** **** *****’* ****** disposing ** *** *******’ ****-******** ******* under ***** **(*), **** **(*), **** 54 *** **** **. **** ********, without **********,the ***** ***** ****** **, **** ******** ********** $**,***,*** ** *********** ******** (Dkt. No. 1225, PageID. 77212-13), the ****** *, **** ***** ******** ********** ******* **** ** ***** ** **** (Dkt. No. 1224, PageID. 77179-211), the January 8, 2021 order granting plaintiffs pre-judgment interest in an amount to be determined and granting plaintiffs post-judgment interest (Dkt. No. 1101, Page ID. 72792-93), the January 8, 2021 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law (Dkt. No. 1100, PageID. 72753-91), the ******* *, **** ***** ******* *** ******* ******* ** $***.* *******... [emphasis added]
** ******** *, ****, ***** *** court ***** **** ****** *** ** pay ********'* $**+ ******* ******** ****, Hytera******** **** ******* *** ** ***** ** ******* for *** ******* ******* ** ****:
****** **** ****** **** ********* ****** Communications *********** ***. ****** ******* ** the ****** ****** ***** ** ******* for *** ******* ******* **** **** Court’s ****** ** ***** **, **** (Dkt. **. ****, ******. *****-*****) *** October **, **** (***. **. ****, PageID. *****-*****) ******** ******** **** ** plaintiffs.
Hytera ******** ********
** ****** ****, * ****** ********** ** ****** *&* ***** ****** that ****** *** "**** **** **** half ** *** ****** *****"***** *** ***** ** *** ******** lawsuit ** ***** ****.
*** ******** ********* *** ******* *** a "**** ********* ********" ** ***** the *****, *** ****** ********* **** the ******* **** ******** ** ******* its "****** *** ********* ******* ***** means.":
*: *** ******* *** **** **** than **** ** *** ****** ***** since *** ******** *******. ** ********* factor ** **** ********* **** * wait-and-see ******** ******* **** ********** *****, which *** * **** ****** ** the *******’* ********** *** ********* ********’* claim ******. ** ********, *** ******* is ********* *** ***. *** ******** will **** **** * **** ****** of ***** ****. *** *** ******* considered ***** * **** ********* ******** to ***** **** ******* ** ***** to ********* *** ********* ** ********* who **** ********* ****** *** * long ****? ******.
*: *****, ***** *** *** **** attention *** ***********. *** ******** ******* the ******* *** ******** **** **** disclosed ** ******* ******* *** ********* announcements. *** ******* ****** ******* ** actively ********** *** ****** *** ********* through ***** *****.
Outlook *** ******
******'* ***** ** **** **** **% from *** ***-**** **** ** ******** 2017. *** ***** **** * ***** drop ******* ******** **** *** ******** 2018. *******, ** ***** ******** ******* or ******* ******** ****** **** **** frame ** *** ******* *** ***** in *** ***** ******. *** **** did *** **** ** ********'* ***** until ******** ****, ***** *.* ****** of *****.
************** ~$*** ******* *** ** ******* for ******* **** ~$**.* ******* *** ** profit **** ****. *** ****** ****** gave *** *** ********* *** *** margins ** **** (*.*%) *** **** "litigation ***** ******* *** ***** ** intensive *********** *** ***-*****, ********* ** a *********** ******** ** ******** **** year-on-year."
****** $*** ******* *** ** ***** judgment ***** **** * *********** ****** on ******'* ********. ******* **** ****** ****'* ******* ** *** ************ ********** ***** ******** *** ******** ****** Hytera's *** **************, *** ******** ***** signal *********** ********* ******* *** *** company.
*** ***** **** **** **** ****** was ********** ********* ** *** *** litigation *******.
* ***** **** *** **** ******* attorney's **** ******* ** *** **** that ***** *** **** ** ****... but *** ***** *** ****** ***** how ** ****: ****** ******** ***** Motorola's *****.
*** ******* **** ***** ********'* *****, they ****** **** *** *** ***** fees ******** ** ******** ** ***** that ****** ***** ***** *****.
* **** **** *** *** ****** anyways.... *** ***?
****. **** **** *** *** **** of *** ****** **** **** ** the ** ***** ****** ** **** don't *** *** *********. ******* * doubt ** ***** ******** ***** **.
**'* **** ** *** ********'* **** recouped **** *** ******** *****, **** what * **********. *** ***** **** have **** ****** *** ********** ********* in *** *** ********** *******.