Your iPhone's Vibration Tech Cost Apple $5.7B in Damages After Patent Lawsuit
Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages after a jury found it infringed on two patents.The lawsuit concerned haptic feedback technology featured in iPhones and Apple Watches, which causes your device to vibrate after button presses, when you receive notifications, or when you interact with the device. Apple has referred to the tech as its Taptic Engine since 2015.A lawsuit began in 2021 when Taction Technology, an audio haptics company, sued Apple for patent infringement. 25, ordering Apple to pay the substantial damages.
- ▪Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages after a jury found it infringed on two patents.The lawsuit concerned haptic feedback technology featured in iPhones and Apple Watches, which causes your device to vibrate after button pr
- ▪Apple has referred to the tech as its Taptic Engine since 2015.A lawsuit began in 2021 when Taction Technology, an audio haptics company, sued Apple for patent infringement.
- ▪25, ordering Apple to pay the substantial damages.
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Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages after a jury found it infringed on two patents.The lawsuit concerned haptic feedback technology featured in iPhones and Apple Watches, which causes your device to vibrate after button presses, when you receive notifications, or when you interact with the device. Apple has referred to the tech as its Taptic Engine since 2015.A lawsuit began in 2021 when Taction Technology, an audio haptics company, sued Apple for patent infringement.
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