Apple hit with $5.7 billion in damages over haptic patents

A federal jury in San Diego ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion in damages to Taction for infringing on two patents related to vibration-based tactile technology.
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 involve vibration-based, tactile transducer technology that helps users feel a […]
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