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Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over iPhone Vibration Patent
Original: Your iPhone's Vibration Tech Cost Apple $5.7B in Damages After Patent Lawsuit
Apple has been ordered to pay roughly $5.7 billion in damages after losing a patent lawsuit over the haptic vibration technology used in iPhones. The ruling targets the haptic engines that give iPhones their distinctive tactile feedback. The size of the award makes it one of the larger patent verdicts against Apple in recent years.
Why now: The unusually large damages award against a major tech company is drawing wide attention.
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Evidence
- Your iPhone's Vibration Tech Cost Apple $5.7B in Damages After Patent Lawsuit · PCMag
- Your iPhone's Vibration Tech Cost Apple $5.7B in Damages After Patent Lawsuit · PCMag Australia
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