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Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion in haptics patent case
Original: Apple owes Taction Technology $5.7B for violating haptics patents
A jury verdict or ruling has found that Apple owes Texas-based Taction Technology $5.7 billion for infringing patents related to haptic feedback, the vibration technology used in iPhones and other devices. If upheld, it would rank among the largest patent damages awards against Apple, which regularly faces infringement suits over iPhone component technologies.
Why now: The unusually large damages figure against one of the world's most valuable companies is drawing widespread attention.
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