Apple hit with $5.7B patent infringement verdict
The gist
A U.S. jury found Apple infringed two haptics patents and awarded Taction over $5.7 billion.
Apple says it will appeal the largest patent award in U.S. history.
How it unfolded
- 2021Taction Technology sued Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, alleging Apple improperly capitalized on its vibration technology.
- 2023U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson granted Apple summary judgment, ruling Apple did not infringe the patents.
- Aug 2025The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived the lawsuit, concluding the district court abused its discretion by excluding portions of Taction's expert testimony and erred in interpreting the patent claims.