GoKawiilApple asks court to overturn $5.7B Taction patent verdict over Taptic Engine
Apple has filed a motion seeking to overturn a jury's $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict awarded to Taction Technology over Taptic Engine technology used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple argues Taction never presented evidence of what its patented contribution was actually worth, instead asking jurors to pick a reasonable royalty themselves, after the court had already excluded and barred testimony from Taction's damages expert before trial.
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The verdict was already notable as the largest patent damages award in history by more than $3 billion, so a reversal would have outsized significance for how courts scrutinize jury damages calculations in patent cases. Apple's argument that jurors were left to 'guesswork' could, if accepted, set a precedent limiting how damages are proven in future infringement trials.
- Apple is seeking to overturn a $5.7 billion jury verdict favoring Taction Technology.
- Apple argues Taction presented no evidence quantifying its patented technology's value, only asking jurors for a reasonable figure.
- The court had previously excluded Taction's damages expert's analysis and barred that expert from testifying at trial.
Apple iPhone with Taptic Engine — The lawsuit centers on the Taptic Engine that powers the satisfying haptic feedback in every modern iPhone. If you want to feel exactly what all the legal fuss is about, there's no better way than experiencing Apple's haptic feedback firsthand on a current iPhone.
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