Apple wins appeal in patent case brought by Google's Motorola

Apple has been cleared of infringing Motorola patent in its iPhone, an appeals court has said.

The ruling is a blow to Motorola, which had petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.

Google's Motorola had earlier gone to the International Trade Commission for the patent infringement case.

According to PC World, because Apple manufactures the iPhone overseas, Motorola had been hoping to get the phone blocked from the U.S. market.

The case is one of many being fought between smartphone manufacturers over patents.