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Motorola Mobility controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    Sonrai Memory sues Lenovo over chip patent

    Lawsuit filed

    Sonrai Memory sued Lenovo Group and Motorola Mobility, alleging that certain products infringe a computer-chip patent. The complaint seeks damages and other relief; the source reports allegations, not a court finding.

    Source excerpt

    • Last Friday, Ireland’s Sonrai Memory Limited sued China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. and its American subsidiary Motorola Mobility LLC claiming infringement of a patent relating to “improvements in computer chip architecture having multiple processors on a single die.”
    • The filing alleges that the defendants make, sell, and offer for sale certain products that directly or through the doctrine of equivalents infringe the ’014 Patent.
  2. 2020

    Class action filed over biometric database

    Lawsuit filed

    A class action complaint was filed against Motorola and Vigilant Solutions in Illinois, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act through the collection and use of facial biometric information without notice or consent. The claims are allegations; the source reports no court determination.

    Plaintiffs filed a class action complaint against Motorola and Vigilant Solutions in Illinois, alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act through the collection and use of facial biometric information without notice or consent. The claims are allegations; the source reports no court determination.

    Source excerpt

    • Motorola and Vigilant allegedly “collected, captured, obtained, disclosed, redisclosed, disseminated and profited” from facial scans of Illinois citizens.
    • Plaintiffs Johnny Flores, Ariel Gomez, and Derrick Lewis filed a class action complaint against Motorola and Vigilant Solutions for violating Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).