Motorola Solutions Says It’s Winning Radio Battle With Hytera

Motorola Solutions Inc. says it has the upper hand in its global legal fight with Chinese rival Hytera Communications Corp. over two-way radios used by utility workers, construction crews and others.

Over the past week, a German court and the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington have said Hytera’s products should be blocked from those countries because of patent-infringement claims.

The companies are battling over technology that ensures utility workers can get through to each other, even in dire situations like the wildfires in California or other disasters where radio towers are not working properly. Motorola Solutions, which controls more ...