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Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict Over iPhone

Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict Over iPhone And Apple Watch Haptics

Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict Over iPhone

TL;DRJury ordered Apple to pay $5.7B for copying haptic technology in iPhones and watches.

Why it matters: Major patent verdict could reshape how tech giants license haptic tech and increase litigation risk.

"A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages Friday after finding that Apple infringed claims from two haptics patents," reports CNBC: Taction sued Apple in 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The…

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