Apple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents

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Apple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents

TL;DR

  • Apple's Taptic Engine was found to infringe on two patents owned by Taction.
  • A federal jury awarded Taction over $5.7 billion in damages.
  • The lawsuit centered on patents related to vibration-based tactile transducer technology.
  • Taction accused Apple of using its technology without a license, a claim the jury agreed with.
  • The jury did not find that Apple willfully infringed the patents.
  • Apple intends to appeal the decision.