US jury awards Taction $5.7bn in Apple patent case
A California jury found that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed Taction Technology’s patents. Apple disputes the damages award and says it will appeal.
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A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology $5.72bn in damages on 25 September after finding that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two of the company’s patents. The case concerns haptic feedback: the tapping vibrations produced by iPhones and Apple Watches. [4] [5]
Taction filed the lawsuit in 2021. Apple won an earlier ruling that it had not infringed the patents, but a US appeals court overturned that judgment in August 2025 and sent the case back for further proceedings. [2] [6]
The jury did not find that Apple’s infringement was wilful. Taction’s lawyer, Lance Yang, welcomed the verdict, saying it vindicated the company’s patent rights. [3] [4]
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