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