Chinese telecom company Hytera has been charged with stealing Motorola’s trade secrets. The indictment contains 21 allegations stating that Hytera and former Motorola employees stole intellectual and trade secrets.
According to a statement released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 7, a Chinese firm and three former Motorola workers have been charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from the company.
According to the allegations, Hytera, a telecommunications firm based in Shenzhen, China, launched a concerted attempt to recruit Motorola employees by promising them higher salary and perks in exchange for stealing trade secrets from Motorola.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) identified Hytera, along with Chinese telecom corporations Huawei and ZTE, as a national security concern in March of last year. The corporation replied by calling the FCC's ruling "anti-competitive" at the time.
According to the DOC, certain Hytera technologies were enti...