Hytera wins trademark infringement suit against the Tytera brand, adds over-the-air encryption

Hytera has won a trademark infringement suit in Hunan Province, China, against Quanzhou TYT Electronics Co., Ltd, for the latter’s use of the “Tytera” brand name

The Changsha Intermediate People's Court of Hunan Province ordered the Quanzhou TYT Electronics Co., Ltd. to pay Hytera RMB 2,800,000 (£327,910) as damages and ruled that it must immediately cease all the infringement activities.

Hytera Communications Corporation Limited, used to be known as Shenzhen HYT Science & Technology Co., Ltd., launched “Hytera” as its new corporate brand and digital product line brand in March, 2010, while “HYT” remained as its analogue product line brand.

Hytera, which currently is in a number of intellectual property/patent disputes with Motorola Solutions (which has accused Hytera of “unlawfully importing and selling two-way radio equipment and systems and related software and components that infringe Motorola Solutions’ patents”), states that it firmly believes in intellectual property rights and says that its brand and registered trademarks “embody innovation and originality”.

Last year, Hytera devoted around 15 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development. As of 2017, Hytera has applied for more than 543 patents relating to digital products, 238 of which were granted. In the first half of 2017, Hytera filed for 110 patents in China and has been awarded 73 patents, 17 of which were filed under the Patent Cooperation Treat (PCT).