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Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn in haptic tech patent case
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.
This tech is built into devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch.
Apple has been approached for comment. In a statement given to news outlets…
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