Technik-Streit: Patent-Urteil: Apple soll 5,7 Milliarden Dollar zahlen
Hinter Vibrations-Alarmen von iPhone und Apple Watch steckt die sogenannte „Taptic Engine“. US-Geschworene befanden, dass Apple bei dem Mechanismus Patente verletzt hat. Es geht um viel Geld.
San Diego - Apple is set to pay over $5.7 billion to Taction Technology after being found guilty of violating two patents, according to a verdict delivered by United States jurors. The legal dispute centers around Apple's alleged use of Taction's technology in the "Taptic Engine," which powers vibration alerts in the iPhone and Apple Watch.
The jury found that Apple had violated a total of three points from the two patents, awarding Taction the sum of $5,721,961,750, which is roughly five billion euros. Apple has announced that it disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal the ruling. The company maintains that it does not use Taction's technology. Jury verdicts for high sums in patent cases are not uncommon, but the amounts are often reduced in appeal proceedings.
The jury also ruled that Apple did not act intentionally in violating the patents, which could have tripled the amount had it been found to be intentional.
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