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MacRumors · September 28, 2026 — 14:09

Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over Haptic Patent Infringement

Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over Haptic Patent Infringement
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Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages to Taction Technology after a federal jury found it had infringed two of the haptics company's patents, reported CNBC over the weekend. Taction sued Apple in 2021, arguing that Apple's Taptic Engine in the company's Apple Watches and iPhones uses its inventions without proper license or authority. Apple initially had…

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