$AAPL HIT WITH RECORD $5.7B PATENT VERDICT A federal jury found Apple’s Taptic Engine, used for haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches, infringed two Taction patents. Taction first sued Apple in 2021. Reuters says it’s the largest U.S. patent verdict to date. Apple denies using Taction’s technology and could ultimately have to pay more than $5.7B, though it says it will appeal.

A jury just told Apple to pay $5.7 billion over the little tap your phone makes. That's the Taptic Engine - the thing that buzzes when you press the home button or get a notification. A San Diego company called Taction, which makes haptics for headphones and gaming headsets, says Apple used its patents. Two of them, specifically. For scale: the previous headline patent verdict in US tech was Apple beating Samsung for $1.05 billion in 2012. This is more than five times that & it's the largest patent verdict in US history. The backstory is a whole saga. Taction sued in April 2021. A judge threw the case out in 2023. An appeals court revived it. Trial started September 14 of this year, seven jurors deliberated for parts of two days & the verdict landed Friday afternoon. Taction's lawyer said they waited 5.5 years for their day in court. One detail that matters: the jury found the infringement wasn't willful, which means no enhanced damages on top. Apple's response is about as blunt as their statements get, they "strongly disagree," say the damages are "entirely unsupported by the facts," and insist the Taptic Engine is fundamentally different. They're appealing, so nobody's writing a check anytime soon. Apple also settled a nearly identical haptics case with Immersion a few years back for an undisclosed amount. $5.7 billion dollars for a vibration. The little things do add up.

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🇺🇸 Every little tap on an iPhone just turned into a $5.72 billion courtroom headache for Apple. A San Diego jury said the Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches infringed 2 patents owned by Taction, a small company that builds haptic tech for headphones and gaming headsets. The fight started in 2021, looked dead in 2023, then came back after an appeals court revived it. Jurors also found Apple did NOT copy the tech on purpose, not that it matters. Apple says its hardware works differently and plans to appeal. No worries, your phone will still buzz… that giant check isn’t going out tomorrow. Source: @DigitalTrends / Writer: Jamie

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