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Taction seeks more damages and future royalties from Apple after $5.7B verdict
A US jury found that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents and awarded Taction Technology $5.7 billion in damages.
Apple disputes the verdict and has asked the court to overturn it or order a new trial.
Taction is now seeking additional damages, interest and royalties on future sales of iPhones and Apple Watches.
It says the jury’s award covered Apple sales only through March 2026 and wants royalties on newer models it says use essentially the same technology.
Taction is asking for royalty payments through September 24, 2035, when the patents are due to expire.
It also wants Apple to report US sales each quarter and proposes a 7% annual rate for prejudgment interest.
The judge has not entered a final judgment, so the original award and Taction’s new requests remain unresolved alongside Apple’s challenge.
A US jury awarded Taction Technology $5.7 billion after finding that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents.
Taction is seeking additional damages, interest and ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales.
It wants royalties to cover newer Apple devices and continue through September 24, 2035, when the patents are due to expire.
Apple disputes the verdict and has asked the court to overturn it or order a new trial.
The judge has not yet entered the jury’s verdict as a final judgment, and both sides’ requests remain unresolved.
- Who
- Taction Technology is seeking further compensation from Apple.
- What
- Taction wants supplemental damages, interest and ongoing royalties after a jury’s $5.7 billion patent infringement award.
- When
- Taction filed its motion after the jury verdict; the filing date is not stated.
- Where
- The case is before a US court; the court’s location is not stated.
- Why
- Taction says the jury award covered Apple sales only through March 2026 and seeks compensation for later sales and interest.
Taction Technology
Apple
Patent infringement
Taction Technology
Taction says Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two of its patents, and a jury awarded it $5.7 billion.
Apple
Apple disputes the verdict, arguing its technology was fundamentally different from Taction’s.
Further compensation
Taction Technology
Taction seeks supplemental damages, interest and ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales.
Apple
Apple has asked the court to overturn the verdict or order a new trial.
A US jury found that Apple’s Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents and awarded $5.7 billion in damages.
Apple asked the court to overturn the verdict or order a new trial.
Taction filed a motion seeking supplemental damages, interest and ongoing royalties.
- Jury award
- $5.7 billion
- Patents
- Two Taction patents
- Sales covered by jury award
- Through March 2026
- Proposed prejudgment interest
- 7% annually
- Requested royalty end date
- September 24, 2035
What people are saying
are not more than colorably different from the infringing products
impermissible guesswork on a massive scale