# Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit

> Apple pays $5.7 billion after jury rules its haptic tech infringes Taction patents.
- Title: Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit
- Summary: Apple pays $5.7 billion after jury rules its haptic tech infringes Taction patents. Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion for infringing Taction's haptic patents…
- Keywords: apple, taction, haptic, patent, lawsuit, federal, iphone, apple watch, taptic engine, patent infringement, record verdict, Ordered
- Source: Pymnts — https://pymnts.com/apple/2026/apple-ordered-to-pay-5-7-billion-in-haptic-patent-lawsuit
- Author: PYMNTS
- Published: 2026-09-27T22:17:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: apple, taction, haptic, patent, lawsuit, federal, us, iphone, apple watch, taptic engine, patent infringement, record verdict
## Jury awards $5.7 billion to Taction
A federal jury has awarded headphone maker Taction a record $5.7 billion in its patent lawsuit against Apple.
## Apple's Taptic Engine infringes patents
Jurors found Apple’s Taptic Engine used in iPhones and Apple Watches infringed two Taction patents.
## Apple plans appeal
Apple says it will appeal the verdict, the largest such decision on record in the U.S.
## Taction attorney defends verdict
Taction attorney Lance Yang said the jury found for Taction and vindicated its patent rights.
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## Apple purchases brain sensor tech
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## Key takeaway

Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion for infringing Taction's haptic patents in a record lawsuit verdict.