Tech Legal Week: French Slap Apple, Google, Rambus Losing to Micron, More

(MoneyWatch)  French court slaps Google -- A French court is fining Google ?350,000 for infringing on the trademarks of two companies by letting its ad clients specify the marks as search terms. [Source: Out-Law.com]

French court takes bite out of Apple -- A French court upheld a ruling that, in France, at least, a deal between Apple and wireless carrier Orange is a risk to competition. [Source: AppleInsider]

Apple and AT&T face yet another suit -- This is becoming one of the fill in the blank stories, where what you provide is the latest count. Apple and AT&T are facing yet two more lawsuits over iPhone 3G speeds. Surely it would have been cheaper to return the purchase price. [Source: AppleInsider]

Rambus faces loss to Micron -- Memory company Rambus has already paid a legal penalty for allegedly destroying evidence in its lawsuit against Micron -- a legal condition known as spoliation. That may turn into a summary judgment for Micron in another court. [Source: BNET Technology, Ars Technica]