Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. ) ) Plaintiff, ) No. 17 C 1973 ) v. ) Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cole ) HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ) et al, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION From the outset of this case, Hytera has contended that Motorola waited too long to file suit. Thus, Hytera moved to dismiss Motorola’s Complaint, arguing that the statute of limitations for the federal Defense of Trade Secrets Act (two years) and the Illinois Trade Secrets Act (five years) barred Motorola’s trade…