--- title: "Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over Haptics Patent Dispute" description: "Most outlets led with the size of the damages and the finding that Apple used patented haptics technology without permission. ProPakistani added a brief note about Apple’s intention to appeal, while Aaj News included a partial sentence about the suing firm, Taction Technology." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10900-us-jury-says-apple-owes-record-5-7bn-in-patent-case site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over Haptics Patent Dispute technology · updated 29 Sep 2026, 2:18 PM PKT · 26–29 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 28 Sep 2026 — Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion Over Haptics Patent Dispute (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the size of the damages and the finding that Apple used patented haptics technology without permission. ProPakistani added a brief note about Apple’s intention to appeal, while Aaj News included a partial sentence about the suing firm, Taction Technology. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn over patented haptics technology](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474481/apple-ordered-to-pay-57bn-over-patented-haptics-technology) · 29 Sep 2026, 2:18 PM PKT > Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages after a US jury found that the technology giant used another company’s patented haptics technology without permission. Audio technology firm Taction Technology sued Apple in 2021, alleging that it had infringed two patents covering haptic systems that produce vibrations for functions such as receiving messages and pressing buttons. The techn... - **ProPakistani** — [Apple Says It Will Appeal Record $5.7 Billion Patent Verdict](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/28/apple-says-it-will-appeal-record-5-7-billion-patent-verdict/) · 28 Sep 2026, 9:18 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > A US jury has ruled that Apple must pay more than $5.7 billion to San Diego-based Taction for infringing patents… Read More ### 26 Sep 2026 — US jury orders Apple to pay $5.7 billion over haptic technology patent dispute (3 outlets) > Most outlets led with the record $5.7 billion verdict against Apple for infringing Taction Technology's haptic feedback patents, noting the use of the technology in iPhones and Apple Watches. The coverage was largely uniform, with slight variations in emphasis — one outlet briefly mentioned Apple’s intent to appeal, and another highlighted the Taptic Engine specifically. All excerpts used similar phrasing and framing, focusing on the size of the verdict and the nature of the patented technology. - **The News International** — [Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn in Taptic Engine case](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1417847-apple-ordered-to-pay-57bn-in-taptic-engine-case) · 27 Sep 2026, 6:36 PM PKT > A US jury has ordered Apple to pay $5.7 billion after finding the company infringed on patents held by Taction Technology, a California-based haptics firm, in a verdict handed down Friday. The case involved a dispute regarding the use of a device... - **The Express Tribune** — [US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2631699/us-jury-says-apple-owes-record-57-billion-in-haptic-technology-patent-case) · 27 Sep 2026, 2:40 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > A jury said on Friday that Apple's Taptic Engine, which creates tapping vibrations, infringed two Taction patents - **Dawn** — [US jury says Apple owes record $5.7bn in patent case](https://www.dawn.com/news/2032979/us-jury-says-apple-owes-record-57bn-in-patent-case) · 27 Sep 2026, 8:09 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > San Diego: A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple said it would appeal the country’s largest such verdict to date. The jury said on Friday that Apple’s Taptic Engine, which creates tapping vibrations, infringed two Taction patents. “Apple’s Taptic Engine is ... 6 articles from 5 outlets, 26–29 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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