Microsoft won the patent trial against Motorola as the courts decided that the company failed to observe fair and reasonable licensing terms when it negotiated with Microsoft over the Wi-Fi and H.264 intellectual property.

A district court had previously ruled that the standard, essential patents of Motorola were not worth $4 billion as claimed by the company.

The recent patent trial against Motorola has earned Microsoft $14 million in damages in an injunction case against the products of Microsoft in Germany. In 2012, Motorola was able to win an injunction case against Microsoft's Windows 7 and Xbox 360 in Germany.

The US courts had maintained that ban as Microsoft had to look for another warehouse due to the injunction. The court awarded $11 million to pay for the warehouse costs alone. The $3 million will be used to pay for the cost of legal fees in fighting the injunction.

According to Microsoft's public statement, the patent trial win was a milestone for those who want tech products to be affordable and work seamlessly well together.

Microsoft also said the recent jury decision was a signal to Google to "stop abusing patents." Based on the findings of the International Trade Commission, Microsoft's Xbox 360 did not infringe any of Motorola's patents in a decision given in early 2013. The commission has also implemented a ban on specific Motorola devices with the Android OS for infringing a Microsoft patent.

Microsoft said the $14 million in damages was only half of what Microsoft had asked for initially.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Motorola said that the company will be filing an appeal. Motorola's William Moss said the company was disappointed with the patent trial's outcome. In the meantime, he said the company will be focusing on developing products that consumers would love.

The long-running argument over patents between Microsoft and Google-owned Motorola is only one aspect of the patent wars involving Apple Inc., Samsung, Nokia and other tech companies.

Patent infringement cases were filed because companies are trying to reiterate their right to own technology and design features in their respective smartphone products.

Microsoft is also locked in an ongoing legal battle with Google to ensure mobile manufacturers incorporating Google's free Android operating system will pay a license fee to Microsoft. Samsung, LG and HTC had previously agreed to pay a royalty on Android phones to Microsoft which the company believes to be infringing its various patents.

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