Apple was ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages to Taction Technology after a federal jury found it had infringed two of the haptics company’s patents, reported CNBC during the weekend.
Taction sued Apple in 2021, arguing that Apple’s Taptic Engine in the company’s Apple Watches and iPhones uses its inventions without proper license or authority. Apple initially had the case dismissed in 2023, but the Federal Circuit later revived it.
The jury trial began September 14, and seven jurors deliberated for two days after the proceedings concluded. They returned on Friday and returned a verdict in favor of Taction.
“We are pleased that the jury found in favor of Taction and vindicated its patent rights,” said Lance Yang, the company’s lead attorney. CNBC. “Taction waited five and a half years for this case to come to trial, so it’s been a long time.”
Apple has announced its intention to appeal the decision.
“While we thank the jury for their consideration, we strongly disagree with today’s verdict and the damages awarded, which are completely unsupported by the facts,” Apple told CNBC in a statement. “Apple’s Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction’s technology, which Taction’s own testing of Apple products has confirmed during trials. Apple does not use Taction’s technology and we will appeal.”
In Friday’s verdict in the US District Court for the Southern District of California, jurors did not find that Apple willfully infringed the patents.
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