Motorola's mobile phones unit, which is in the throes of being acquired by Google, has won a patent case against Apple in a German court, but analysts cautioned Saturday that it was still unclear if the verdict would hurt Apple, dpa reported. The court in Mannheim barred Apple Inc. from selling phones in Germany that it said breached two Motorola patents. It did not name a specific Apple device but the ruling appeared to cover most Apple devices. Hours later, the CNET technology news website quoted Apple saying, 'It does not affect our ability to do business or sell products in Germany at this time.' The US company said its German sales were conducted by a separate legal entity, Apple Germany. Google, creator of the Android operating system, and Apple, which makes the iPhone and iPad, are fighting over alleged patent breaches. Apple called the verdict a 'procedural issue' only.
