Apple Inc. said it may face as much as 2 billion euros $2.7 billion in lost sales if a German court rules in favor of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. in a patent infringement case over mobile devices.

Apple lawyers argued at a hearing in Mannheim that if Motorola Mobility won the case and received an order that forced Apple to halt sales of some products, Motorola Mobility should post the amount in a bond to cover any damages caused while the case is on appeal. Apple denies infringing the Motorola Mobility patent, which relates to email account synchronization.

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