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Jury orders Apple to pay $5.7 billion in haptics patent case

Original: Haptics tech company Taction sued Apple in 2021, alleging it infringed two of its patents. Now a federal jury in San Die

A federal jury in San Diego has awarded haptics technology company Taction more than $5.7 billion in damages in its patent lawsuit against Apple. Taction sued in 2021, alleging that Apple infringed two of its patents covering haptic feedback technology. The verdict is one of the largest patent damages awards against Apple, and Apple is widely expected to appeal.

Why now: The unusually large damages verdict against Apple has just been announced, drawing broad attention to the patent dispute.

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• Haptics tech company Taction sued Apple in 2021, alleging it infringed two of its patents. Now a federal jury in San Diego has awarded Taction over $5.7 billion in damages. According to CNBC, "The lawsuit centered around U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, which both… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 6

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