International. Hytera Communications Corporation Limited has pleaded guilty to a felony and has entered into a Plea Agreement to address the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal prosecution.
In pleading guilty to felony conspiracy charges, Hytera admitted that he knowingly agreed to take, without authorization, documents and source code from Motorola Solutions related to DMR technology, and that he used that information to develop Hytera's DMR products.
"Hytera's guilty plea in federal court validates ample evidence that he is a bad actor and a criminal, and we remain firmly determined to hold Hytera accountable for his egregious illegal conduct," said Greg Brown, president and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions. "I thank the Department of Justice for its diligence in pursuing this matter. We will continue to vigorously defend our valuable intellectual property and trade secrets for the benefit of our company, our customers and our shareholders."
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice filed felony charges against Hytera and seven of its employees, including former executive Gee Siong (G.S.) Kok. The federal grand jury indictment included 21 counts of federal trade secret violations, including participating in a decade-long criminal conspiracy to steal and use Motorola Solutions' trade secrets and proprietary information. Mr. Kok pleaded guilty in 2023 and is awaiting sentencing; the other six Hytera employees are currently at large.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Hytera is expected to be sentenced in November 2025, at which point the U.S. District Court is expected to order Hytera to pay restitution to Motorola Solutions and a criminal fine to the U.S. government. Hytera's guilty plea does not resolve Motorola Solutions' ongoing civil litigation against Hytera. Motorola Solutions is still seeking to collect the more than $471 million it has already been awarded in its trade secrets and copyright infringement litigation against Hytera in the United States, as well as injunctive relief and other actions to address Hytera's misconduct.
