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A US federal jury has ordered Apple to pay a record $5.7 billion in damages for infringing patents related to haptic feedback technology used in its devices.
The verdict was delivered Friday in a lawsuit filed by San Diego-based audio and gaming accessories maker Taction.
The jury found that Apple had used two Taction patents in developing its Taptic Engine technology, which provides haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches.
The award is among the largest ever in a US patent dispute and surpasses the previous $3 billion patent-related award involving Intel, according to the report.
Taction first filed the lawsuit against Apple in 2021. A San Diego judge initially dismissed the case in 2023, but the dispute returned to court after an appeals court ruling.
Following the jury verdict, Apple disputed the damages and said it plans to appeal the decision, Bloomberg Law reported.
The case adds to Apple’s legal disputes over haptic and sensor technologies used in smartphones and wearable devices.
Apple previously reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with Immersion over a separate patent dispute involving haptic technology.
The company has also faced litigation over blood-oxygen monitoring technology in Apple Watch devices. A court recently ordered Apple to pay $634 million in damages in a patent case brought by Masimo.
The latest verdict could add to the legal and financial pressure on Apple over technologies used in its hardware products.