# Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion for haptic patent infringement

> A federal jury in San Diego found Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents, awarding the haptics company over $5.7 billion in damages.
- Title: Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion for haptic patent…
- Summary: A federal jury in San Diego found Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents, awarding the haptics company over $5.7 billion in damages. Apple must…
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- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/1001118/apple-hit-with-5-7-billion-in-damages-over-haptic-patents
- Author: Terrence O'Brien
- Published: 2026-09-26T21:30:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: apple, taction, haptic technology, patent infringement, taptic engine, san diego, federal jury, technology, culture
## Taction sues Apple over Taptic Engine
Haptics tech company Taction sued Apple in 2021, alleging it infringed two of its patents covering vibration-based, tactile transducer technology.
## Jury finds Apple infringed both patents
A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction over five point seven billion dollars in damages. Apple's Taptic Engine in Apple Watches and iPhones infringed the patents.
## The patents at the heart of the case
The lawsuit centered on U.S. Patent Nos. ten comma six five nine comma eight eight five and ten comma eight two zero comma one one seven, both involving vibration-based, tactile transducer technology.
## Taction's allegations about reverse-engineering
Taction argued Apple used technology it had developed without proper license. Taction accused Apple of reverse-engineering the tech from two Kannon gaming headsets.
## Jury rejects willful infringement claim
The jury found Apple infringed two claims in one patent and one in the other. However, the jury did not find that Apple willfully infringed.
## Apple plans to appeal the verdict
Apple has said that it intends to appeal the decision. The company declined to provide additional comment on the ruling.
## Key takeaway

Apple must pay haptics company Taction five point seven billion dollars after a jury found its Taptic Engine infringed two of Taction's patents without proper license.