US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case
A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple said it would appeal the country’s largest such verdict to date.
The jury said on Friday that Apple’s Taptic Engine, which creates tapping vibrations, infringed two Taction patents
“Apple’s Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction’s technology, which Taction’s own testing of Apple’s products confirmed during trial,” Apple said in response
