不出所料，美国国际贸易委员会禁止进口、销售和服务侵犯摩托罗拉解决方案三项专利的海达通信产品的裁决今天生效，但对使用公司新“i系列”软件的海能达DMR产品没有任何限制
. ITC于11月16日公布的意见书指出，海能达“故意抄袭”了摩托罗拉解决方案的三项专利，并发布了一项停产令，规定60天的总统审查期内，禁止海能达进口、销售，营销和服务的大部分现有DMR系统和用户
不出所料，美国国际贸易委员会（ITC）禁止进口、销售和服务侵犯摩托罗拉解决方案三项专利的海达通信产品的裁决今天生效，但对使用公司新“i系列”软件的海能达DMR产品没有任何限制
ITC于11月16日公布的意见书指出，海能达“故意抄袭”了摩托罗拉解决方案的三项专利，并发布了一项停产令，规定60天的总统审查期内，禁止海能达进口、销售，营销和服务的大部分现有DMR系统和用户
然而，ITC的意见也指出，海能达的“重新设计的产品”——“i系列”———并未侵犯上述三项专利中的任何一项。海能达官方表示，客户可以通过免费软件升级将现有的海能达DMR产品升级到“i系列”功能
海能达的“i系列”取消了摩托罗拉解决方案三项专利的功能，专利技术旨提供快速通道扫描、快速重键和直接模式伪中继，但增加了新功能，如优化的PTT、全双工呼叫和三倍的GPS轮询率，据海能达美国公司副总裁史蒂夫·克拉格介绍。Cragg表示，他相信由于取消摩托罗拉解决方案的三项专利而导致的功能性损失“不会对海能达的客户造成实质性影响”
代表摩托罗拉解决方案公司和海能达通信公司的消息人士承认，现有的海能达公司客户可以继续包括侵犯摩托罗拉解决方案专利内的领域使用其DMR设备。然而，根据Cragg的说法，任何此类装备的维修工作都必须从升级“i系列”软件开始，以符合ITC的规定，这是海能达经销商的标准程序
熟悉国贸委程序的消息人士表示，总统审查很少导致国贸中心贸易争端裁决发生任何变化，因此预计国贸中心的裁决将于今日生效
大约10年前，海能达通信获得了摩托罗拉解决方案的专利，据称三名前摩托罗拉员工下载了7000多份关于DMR技术的摩托罗拉文件，尽管当时没有一名工程师成为海能达员工之前从事DMR项目。当被问及此事时，三位工程师都援引了第五修正案以避免自证其罪
ITC的意见引用了记录中的所有情况，确认了行政法法官MaryJoan McNamara 7月3日的裁决，即海能达“故意复制”了上述三项专利技术
摩托罗拉解决方案公司今天发布了一份新闻稿，公司总法律顾问兼首席行政官马克?哈克发表了以下声明
Hacker称：“强制性审查期的到期标志着ITC对海能达展开调查的最后一步，目前禁止海能达向美国进口侵权产品。”。“摩托罗拉解决方案公司为全球客户研发和交付新的创新产品方面投入了大量资金，而海能达却厚颜无耻地反复抄袭我们的专有知识产权
“进口禁令的开始和海能达提出的维修和服务例外请求被拒绝，是追究海能达盗窃和连续侵犯我们专利、技术和创新的责任的重要步骤
“摩托罗拉解决方案公司欢迎合法竞争，但只有当公司基于自己的原始技术进行竞争时，这种竞争才是合法的。我们将继续为我们世界各地的利益相关者积极捍卫我们的知识产权，我们期待着11月伊利诺伊州芝加哥向陪审团提出我们的商业秘密盗用和版权侵权索赔。”
海能达还向IWCE的紧急通信部门提供了关于此事的声明
海能达的声明称：“审查只是ITC过程的结论，结果是所有各方两个月前都了解的。”。“唯一有意义的收获是，海能达新一代i系列DMR收音机不侵犯任何专利，我们可以美国提供我们目前的全部产品线
“对于摩托罗拉解决方案公司来说，这是一个巨大的失败，我们可以看到他们对另一轮错误信息的绝望反应。虽然该公司已经厚颜无耻地提出了其他建议，但我们最近几周宣布的新一代i系列产品已经向我们的经销商和客户提供。这种错误的信息宣传活动正是海能达希望根据谢尔曼反垄断法起诉摩托罗拉解决方案的原因
“摩托罗拉解决方案公司专注于从市场中排除竞争，而海能达专注于未来，并通过持续提供经济实惠的陆地移动无线电创新来证明这一点，以确保世界更安全。”
As expected, a ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) banning the import, sale and service of Hytera Communications products that infringe on three Motorola Solutions patents became effective today, but there are no limitations on Hytera’s DMR products that utilize the company’s new “i-Series” software.
Announced on Nov. 16, the ITC opinion states that Hytera “intentionally copied” three Motorola Solutions patents and issued a cease-and-desist order—subject to a 60-day presidential review period that just concluded—that prohibits Hytera from importing, selling, marketing and servicing most of its existing DMR systems and subscribers.
However, the ITC opinion also notes that Hytera’s “redesigned products”— the “i-Series”—do not infringe on any of the three patents in question. Hytera officials have said that customers can upgrade their existing Hytera DMR products to “i-Series” functionality with a free software upgrade.
Hytera’s “i-Series” removes the functionality of the three Motorola Solutions patents at issue—technology designed to provide fast channel scanning, rapid re-keying and direct-mode pseudo trunking—but adds news features, such as optimized PTT, full-duplex calling and tripling the rate of GPS polling, according to Hytera America Vice President Steve Cragg. Cragg has stated that he believes the functionality loss from the removal of the three Motorola Solutions patents “will not substantially impact” Hytera customers.
Sources representing both Motorola Solutions and Hytera Communications have acknowledged that existing Hytera customers could continue to use their DMR equipment in the field that includes the infringing Motorola Solutions patents. However, any service work on such gear would have to begin with an update to the “i-Series” software to comply with the ITC ruling—a standard procedure for Hytera dealers, according to Cragg.
Sources familiar with ITC procedures have said that presidential reviews rarely result in any changes to ITC trade-dispute rulings, so the ITC ruling becoming effective today was expected.
Hytera Communications gained access to the Motorola Solutions patents about a decade ago, when three former Motorola employees allegedly downloaded more than 7,000 Motorola files about DMR technology—even though none of the engineers were working on DMR projects at the time—just prior to becoming Hytera employees. When questioned about the matter, all three of the engineers have invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination.
Citing all of the circumstances in the record, the ITC opinion affirmed Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara’s July 3 finding that Hytera “intentionally copied” the three patented technologies in question.
Motorola Solutions today issued a press release with the following statement from Mark Hacker, the company’s general counsel and chief administrative officer.
“The expiration of the mandatory review period marks the final step of the ITC’s investigation against Hytera, and Hytera is now prohibited from importing infringing products into the United States,” according to Hacker. “Motorola Solutions has invested extensively in researching, developing and delivering new and innovative products for our customers around the world, while Hytera has brazenly and repeatedly copied our proprietary intellectual property.
“The commencement of the importation ban and the rejection of Hytera’s request for a repair-and-service exception are major steps in holding Hytera accountable for its theft and serial infringement of our patents, technology and innovation.
“Motorola Solutions welcomes legitimate competition, but it is only legitimate when companies compete on the basis of their own original technologies. We will continue to vigorously defend our intellectual property for the benefit of our stakeholders around the world, and we look forward to presenting our trade-secret misappropriation and copyright infringement claims to a jury in Chicago, Illinois, in November.”
Hytera also provided a statement about the matter to .
“The review is just the conclusion of the ITC’s process, with results that all parties understood two months ago,” according to the Hytera statement. “The only meaningful takeaway remains that Hytera’s new generation i-Series DMR radios do not infringe any patents, and that we can offer our entire current product line in the U.S.
“This has been a big defeat for Motorola Solutions, and it’s been interesting to watch how they’ve reacted desperately with another round of misinformation. While the company has brazenly suggested otherwise, the range of new generation i-Series products that we have announced in recent weeks are already available to our dealers and customers. This kind of misinformation campaign is why Hytera expects success in its suit against Motorola Solutions under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
“While Motorola Solutions is focused on driving out competition from the market, Hytera is focused on the future and demonstrates this emphasis by consistently delivering affordable land mobile radio innovations that ensure a safer world.” |
