A federal jury in the Southern District of California found that Apple infringed two patents held by Taction Technology, awarding $5.7 billion in damages. Taction, which supplies haptic technology used in Corsair headsets, argued Apple's Taptic Engine in the iPhone and Apple Watch used its vibration-based transducer inventions without authorization. The jury found infringement but ruled it was not willful; Apple says it disagrees and will appeal.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-28
Litigation funder Burford Capital's stock jumped more than 9% in London trading after it revealed a financial entitlement in Taction Technology's $5.7 billion patent verdict against Apple over the Taptic Engine. Burford said it could receive up to $1.4 billion if the verdict is paid in full, split roughly equally between its balance sheet and investment funds. Court records show Taction's litigation funding came through Kenosha Investments LP, an indirect Burford subsidiary, and Gronostaj Investments LLC.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-28
A US jury has ruled that Apple infringed two patents held by audio firm Taction Technology relating to haptic vibration systems used in devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch. The jury awarded Taction $5.7bn in damages after the company sued Apple in 2021 over the technology, which powers vibration feedback for actions such as messages and button presses. Apple says it will appeal, arguing its Taptic Engine differs fundamentally from Taction's patented system.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-28
A federal jury in San Diego ruled that Apple's Taptic Engine, used in iPhones and Apple Watches, infringed two haptics patents held by Taction Technology, awarding Taction more than $5.7 billion in damages. The jury found the infringement was not willful, and Apple has said it plans to appeal the verdict.
apple.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-28
A US jury ruled Friday that Apple must pay Taction Technology $5.7 billion for infringing two patents covering haptic feedback vibration technology used in Apple's Taptic Engine. Taction sued Apple in 2021, arguing the Taptic Engine—used in the Apple Watch since 2014 and iPhones since 2015—infringed its patented vibration module design. Apple says it disagrees with the verdict and plans to appeal, maintaining its technology is fundamentally different from Taction's.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-27
A federal jury in San Diego ruled that Apple's Taptic Engine, used in iPhones and Apple Watches, infringed two patents held by haptics company Taction. The jury awarded Taction over $5.7 billion in damages, finding infringement on two claims in one patent and one in another, though it did not find the infringement willful. Apple says it plans to appeal.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-26
A federal jury ruled that Apple must pay Taction, a San Diego haptics company, more than $5.7 billion for unintentionally infringing two patents related to the Taptic Engine used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Taction originally sued in 2021, saw the case dismissed in 2023, and had it revived by the Federal Circuit appeals court before the verdict was issued Friday. Apple has said it disagrees with both the verdict and damages and plans to appeal.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-26
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