Google's popular Internet-based Maps app may be banned in Germany; with a regional court in Munich likely to uphold Microsoft's patent-infringement claim against Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary.

Microsoft filed a lawsuit against Google-owned Motorola Mobility last year alleging that the company has violated its 1995-dated patent - EP0845124 - which pertains to "a computer system for identifying local resources and method therefor." Later, Microsoft also included Google in the court action.

According to intellectual property blogger Florian Mueller, Microsoft is likely to obtain the injunction which it is seeking, to have the Google Maps app banned from computers which have Germany-located IP addresses.

Mueller further revealed that the potential injunction will also probably cover the Google Maps Android client; and will thereby force the Internet search giant to block its Maps app in Chrome.

The likelihood of the injunction against Google maps app in Germany essentially stems from a Thursday statement by the regional court's presiding judge, Matthias Zigann, who said that he was leaning towards Microsoft's claims about Google's infringement in the case.

However, Judge Zigann also added that though an immediate ban on the Google Maps app may not be appropriate, particularly if Google can prove that such a temporary ban would cause irrevocable harm to the company.