The FINANCIAL -- A German court Friday dismissed a suit brought by Motorola Mobility Holdings against Apple over a mobile communications technology patent, a spokesman for the court said.

Accordingt o London Stock Exchange, an Apple spokesman declined to comment on the decision. Motorola didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

The ruling follows two recent patent infringement wins for Motorola and a brief sales injunction against Apple in the same court, the latest notch in a line of lawsuits being fought between major technology companies over mobile device patents in the U.S. and Europe.

Several companies are at loggerheads over the licensing of patents used in the lucrative smartphone market.

Google is currently seeking a $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which would give Google a powerful armory of technology patents.

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