The regional court in Mannhein ruled that Motorola did not infringe on Microsoft's patented technology that allows applications to work across different handsets without requiring developers to write separate code.

This marks a notable victory for Motorola, considering the (now Google-owned) company has lost three previous cases against Microsoft in Germany.
Germany has garnered a reputation as a battleground for global patent wars, due largely to its cheap and quick court process compared to other countries