$5.7 Billion Patent Verdict: Apple Ordered to Pay Damages Over Haptics Tech

A federal jury in San Diego has ordered Apple to pay Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion in damages for patent infringement.

The case centers around Apple's use of haptics technology, which provides vibrations when a device responds to touch, in its iPhones and Apple Watches.

Taction argued that Apple's Taptic Engine, used in the devices, infringes on its patents without a license.

The jury found infringement but did not rule it willful, which could have led to increased damages.