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A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found Friday that Apple infringed two Taction Technology patents covering haptic feedback systems, awarding the San Diego firm more than $5.7 billion in damages.

A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found Friday that Apple infringed two Taction Technology patents covering haptic feedback systems, awarding the San Diego firm more than $5.7 billion in damages.

The verdict is being described as the largest patent infringement award on record in the United States. Jurors found infringement of claims in two patents but did not determine that Apple's conduct was willful.

The verdict is being described as the largest patent infringement award on record in the United States. Jurors found infringement of claims in two patents but did not determine that Apple's conduct was willful.

The disputed patents, numbered 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, cover vibration-based tactile transducer technology that lets users feel a device respond to their input. Apple's Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches was at the center of the case.

The disputed patents, numbered 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, cover vibration-based tactile transducer technology that lets users feel a device respond to their input. Apple's Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches was at the center of the case.

Apple said it disagrees with the outcome and will appeal, calling the damages "entirely unsupported by the facts." The company stated its Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction's technology and that it does not use it.

Apple said it disagrees with the outcome and will appeal, calling the damages "entirely unsupported by the facts." The company stated its Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction's technology and that it does not use it.

Taction, which makes haptic headphones and gaming headsets, sued in 2021, alleging that Apple reverse-engineered the technology from two Kannon headsets. Lead counsel Lance Yang said the company had waited five and a half years for a trial.

Taction, which makes haptic headphones and gaming headsets, sued in 2021, alleging that Apple reverse-engineered the technology from two Kannon headsets. Lead counsel Lance Yang said the company had waited five and a half years for a trial.

A San Diego federal judge ruled in 2023 that Apple had not infringed the patents, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived the case, leading to the trial that opened Sept. 14.

A San Diego federal judge ruled in 2023 that Apple had not infringed the patents, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived the case, leading to the trial that opened Sept. 14.

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Taction, which makes haptic headphones and gaming headsets, sued in 2021 and alleged that Apple reverse-engineered the technology from two Kannon headsets. Lead counsel Lance Yang said the company waited five and a half years for a trial.

Taction, which makes haptic headphones and gaming headsets, sued in 2021 and alleged that Apple reverse-engineered the technology from two Kannon headsets. Lead counsel Lance Yang said the company waited five and a half years for a trial.

The breathless headlines about a multibillion-dollar payday ignore how patent litigation actually works. Massive jury awards against tech giants get slashed or tossed on appeal almost every time, and a finding of no willful infringement signals that this was never a case of deliberate theft. Expect years of appeals and a final number that looks nothing like the one making news.

The breathless headlines about a multibillion-dollar payday ignore how patent litigation actually works. Massive jury awards against tech giants get slashed or tossed on appeal almost every time, and a finding of no willful infringement signals that this was never a case of deliberate theft. Expect years of appeals and a final number that looks nothing like the one making news.

A jury of seven ordinary people examined the evidence, rejected every invalidity defense a trillion-dollar company could buy and sided with the small inventor. Smaller companies that pour years into genuine engineering breakthroughs deserve to be paid when a giant builds those ideas into hundreds of millions of devices. Waiting five and a half years for justice is long enough.

A jury of seven ordinary people examined the evidence, rejected every invalidity defense a trillion-dollar company could buy and sided with the small inventor. Smaller companies that pour years into genuine engineering breakthroughs deserve to be paid when a giant builds those ideas into hundreds of millions of devices. Waiting five and a half years for justice is long enough.

There is a 50% chance Apple will sell a $4,000 iPhone in August 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 50% chance Apple will sell a $4,000 iPhone in August 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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A jury of seven ordinary people examined the evidence, rejected every invalidity defense a trillion-dollar company could buy and sided with the small inventor. Smaller companies that pour years into genuine engineering breakthroughs deserve to be paid when a giant builds those ideas into hundreds of millions of devices.

A jury of seven ordinary people examined the evidence, rejected every invalidity defense a trillion-dollar company could buy and sided with the small inventor. Smaller companies that pour years into genuine engineering breakthroughs deserve to be paid when a giant builds those ideas into hundreds of millions of devices.

The headlines about a multibillion-dollar payday ignore how patent litigation actually works. Massive jury awards against tech giants get slashed or tossed on appeal almost every time, and a finding of no willful infringement signals that this was never a case of deliberate theft. Both companies can expect years of appeals, and a final settlement that looks nothing like the one currently making news.

The headlines about a multibillion-dollar payday ignore how patent litigation actually works. Massive jury awards against tech giants get slashed or tossed on appeal almost every time, and a finding of no willful infringement signals that this was never a case of deliberate theft. Both companies can expect years of appeals, and a final settlement that looks nothing like the one currently making news.

There is a 50% chance Apple will sell a $4,000 iPhone by August 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 50% chance Apple will sell a $4,000 iPhone by August 2034, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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