BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court has put a nation-wide sales and production ban on Ford cars able to establish internet connection, it said, as part of a lawsuit over the violation of wireless technology patents. The verdict by the Munich regional court is not legally binding and can still be appealed, it said, adding a 227 million euro ($240 million) security payment by the plaintiff, Japan’s IP Bridge Inc, was required for it to become “provisionally enforceable”. The ruling reflects the growing tension between tech firms that want automakers to pay royalties for technologies used in naviga…