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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit
Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.
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Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7bn (£4.3bn) in damages after a US jury found it had used another firm's tech without permission.
Audio firm Taction Technology claimed in 2021 that Apple had infringed two of its patents for haptics systems, which enable vibrations for actions such as receiving a message or pressing a button.
"While we thank the jury for their consideration, we strongly disagree with today's verdict and the damages awarded, which are entirely unsupported by the facts," it said.
Apple's "Taptic Engine" system - enabling haptic feedback in its devices - first debuted with the Apple Watch in 2014.