{
  "id": 14332117,
  "title": "Apple has appealed the $5.7B Taction verdict, arguing jury got it all wrong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/apple-has-appealed-the-5-7b-taction-verdict-arguing-jury-got-it-all",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:43:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/14/apple-has-appealed-the-57b-taction-verdict-arguing-jury-got-it-all-wrong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple has filed an appeal against the $5.7 billion verdict awarded by a jury in the ongoing patent infringement case against Taction Technology. The tech giant argues that the jury's decision was based on \"guesswork\" and that the findings themselves are contradictory. The lawsuit, filed in April 2021, accused Apple of infringing on two Taction patents related to haptic feedback technology. The jury found that Apple's Taptic Engine, used in the Apple Watch, was a reverse-engineered copy of Taction's technology. However, Apple maintains that it did not violate these patents and is now seeking to have the verdict overturned.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple challenges Taction’s $5.7B patent verdict, says damages were based on ‘guesswork’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/apple-challenges-tactions-5-7b-patent-verdict-says-damages-were-based",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:56:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}