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Jury orders Apple to pay Taction $5.7 billion
Livemint··27 Sept
A federal jury in California ordered Apple to pay more than $5.7 billion to Taction Technology over haptic patents used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Jurors found Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents but did not find deliberate infringement. Apple said it disagrees with the verdict and will appeal. Taction sued in 2021 over patents Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117.
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What It Means For You
- The award is the largest of its kind in the US to date, Reuters reported.
- Apple said the damages are unsupported and that its Taptic Engine differs from Taction's technology.
- The case now moves into an appeals process that will test the $5.7 billion figure.
What's Happening
- Seven jurors deliberated two days after a trial that began on 14 September.
- The verdict came around 1:15 pm PT on Friday in the Southern District of California.
- Apple won dismissal in 2023 before the Federal Circuit revived the case.
What the haptic patents cover
- The patents cover vibration technology that creates tactile sensations on electronic devices.
- Taction alleged the Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches used that technology without a licence.
- Apple first introduced the Taptic Engine with the Apple Watch in 2014.
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