Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion for infringing haptic technology patents

A federal jury in San Diego has awarded haptics technology company Taction over $5.7 billion in damages after finding that Apple infringed two of its patents related to vibration-based tactile transducer technology. The lawsuit, filed in 2021, focused on U.S. Patent Nos. 10,659,885 and 10,820,117, which cover technology that enables users to feel tactile feedback.

Originally published by theverge