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Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion over haptics patent case
Original: Apple owes Taction Technology $5.7B for violating haptics patents
A Texas jury has reportedly found Apple liable for infringing haptics patents held by Taction Technology, awarding the company $5.7 billion in damages. The case concerns vibration feedback technology used in iPhones and other Apple devices. It is one of the largest patent damages verdicts against Apple, which is expected to appeal.
Why now: The sheer size of the damages award against one of the world's most valuable companies makes the verdict major tech news.
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