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Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion in haptics patent case
Original: Apple owes Taction Technology $5.7B for violating haptics patents
A Texas jury has ruled that Apple must pay $5.7 billion to Taction Technology for infringing patents related to haptic feedback technology, which produces the vibration effects in iPhones and other devices. The verdict is one of the largest patent damages awards against Apple, and the company is expected to appeal.
Why now: The enormous damages figure against one of the world's most valuable companies makes the verdict newsworthy.
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