In US trade secret clash, Motorola fight with Hytera’s Chinese creditors looms
By Melissa Ritti ( August 7, 2025, 17:39 GMT | Insight) -- Motorola recovered some of what it is owed for trade secret theft by Hytera this week, with a $32 million wire transfer scheduled to land in its coffers tomorrow. But the remaining $37 million Hytera earned from the sale of a Spanish subsidiary is now escrowed — and in limbo — as a US court awaits possible intervention by Chinese banks.A fight is shaping up in the US over a portion of a $489 million damage award under the Defend Trade Secrets Act....
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