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US jury orders Apple to pay $5.7bn in haptics patent case
Original: US jury orders Apple to pay Taction $5.7bn over iPhone haptics patents
A US jury has ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion to Taction Technology in a patent dispute over haptic feedback used in the iPhone. The verdict is one of the largest patent damages awards against Apple in recent years and is likely to be appealed. The case centers on technology behind the phone's touch and vibration responses.
Why now: The unusually large damages award against Apple is a major development in high-profile patent litigation.
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