US jury orders Apple to pay Taction $5.7 billion for patent infringement
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- A jury in the United States ordered Apple to pay US$5.7 billion to the company Taction for violating patents on haptic feedback technologies for iPhones and Apple Watches.
- Apple denies using the technology and announced that it will appeal the court decision.
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Why It Matters
The dispute involves patents for haptic feedback technology used in Apple devices.
A United States jury ruled that Apple owes more than US$5.7 billion to Taction, a company based in San Diego, for using the company's patented technology in haptic feedback on iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple said it will appeal what would be the largest compensation of its kind ever granted in the country.
In a statement, Apple stated that its technology is fundamentally different from that used by Taction, and that the competitor's own tests during the trial would confirm this difference. "Apple does not use Taction's technology, and we will appeal," stated the company.
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Apple will appeal the jury's decision.
Very likely · Within weeks
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- What will be the result of Apple's appeal?
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