Motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company founded in 1928 by brothers Paul and Joseph Galvin. It was renamed Motorola in 1947. After experiencing significant losses, the original Motorola, Inc. split into two independent public companies on January 4, 2011: Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility.

Motorola Mobility LLC, now a subsidiary of Chinese technology company Lenovo since 2014, is a consumer electronics manufacturer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It primarily produces Android-based smartphones, including the Edge, Razr, and Moto G series, along with other mobile devices, accessories, and smart home devices. Motorola Mobility has approximately 4,000 employees.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. is the legal successor to the original Motorola, Inc. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, it is a publicly traded company on the NYSE (MSI) and is an S&P 500 component. As of May 2026, Motorola Solutions has a market cap of $63.7 billion, with 23,000 employees and a trailing 12-month revenue of $11.9 billion as of March 2026. The company provides safety and security products and services, including critical communications land mobile radio (LMR) devices and networks, command center technologies, and video security solutions under brands like Avigilon and Pelco.

Motorola, as an operating company, is primarily a defendant in patent litigation. The company has been involved in 1 tracked case as a defendant in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Historically, Motorola Mobility was involved in extensive patent litigation with Apple Inc., including complaints filed with the ITC. More recently, Motorola (likely Motorola Solutions given the product descriptions) has been involved in Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions to challenge patents asserted against its body-worn and vehicle camera systems. Motorola Mobility has also seen patent infringement claims against it dismissed following IPR invalidations of the asserted patents. In another instance, a 3D eyewear patent case against Motorola Mobility was voluntarily dismissed shortly after filing, suggesting a proactive defense strategy.