Motorola this weekend announced that it has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that the Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has engaged in unfair trade practices by importing and selling products that infringe on five Motorola patents.
The patents in Motorola’s complaint relate to early-stage innovations developed by the firm in key technology areas, such as WiFi access, application management, user interface management and power management. Motorola says that the patents are important as they permit the firm superior connectivity, a better user experience and lower product costs.
Motorola has requested that the ITC begin an investigation into RIM’s use of Motorola’s patents and, amongst other remedies, issue an Exclusion Order to bar RIM’s importation of infringing products; prohibit further sale of products that have already been imported; and halt the marketing, advertising, demonstration and warehousing of inventory of products said to infringe on Motorola’s IP.
“Through its early-stage development of the cellular industry and billions of dollars spent on research and development, Motorola has created an industry-leading intellectual property portfolio that is respected by the entire telecommunications industry, said Motorola SVP of Intellectual Property Law Jonathan Meyer.
“In light of RIM’s continued unlicensed use of Motorola’s patents, RIM’s use of delay tactics in our current patent litigation, and RIM’s refusal to design out Motorola’s proprietary technology, Motorola had no choice but to file a complaint with the ITC to halt RIM’s continued infringement. Motorola will continue to take all necessary steps to protect its R&D and intellectual property, which are critical to the Company’s business.”
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