Motorola won a patent against Apple in Germany

Motorola Mobility which is now a Google company has won a wireless patent case against Apple in Germany this morning, meaning unless Apple can secure a stay until an appeal can be heard the iPhone and iPad could be blocked from sale in the country.

A Germany court ruled that Apple cellularly-enabled devices infringe European Patent No.1010336, detailing a "method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet radio system" FOSS Patents reports, and deemed an essential component of the GPRS data standard. However, Motorola will have to cough up a €100m bond if it wants to chase a sales injunction.