Apple ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing vibration tech patent suit.

BBC TechnologyAnalysis or commentary·28 Sept 2026, 11:16

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Apple was ordered to pay $5.7bn after losing a patent suit brought by audio firm Taction Technology over vibration technology.

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“Audio firm Taction Technology claimed Apple infringed its patents for tech used to power device vibrations.”

BBC Technology, 28 Sept 2026, 11:16.

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