{
  "id": 14334330,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:56:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/13/apple-challenges-tactions-5-7b-patent-verdict-says-damages-were-based-on-guesswork/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple is petitioning a federal judge to nullify a $5.7 billion patent infringement ruling against the company, which was issued by a jury in a case against Taction Technology. The patents at issue concern Taction's Taptic Engine, which is responsible for haptic feedback found in Apple devices such as iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple maintains that its technology is fundamentally different from Taction's, and it has announced it intends to appeal the verdict. In its motion, Apple argues that Taction did not present sufficient evidence to support the damages award, which it says is \"the largest patent verdict in history, by more than $3 billion.\" The company asserts that Taction's damages expert was barred from testifying and that the jury engaged in \"impermissible guesswork\" due to Taction's failure to present any evidence of what a \"reasonable royalty\" for its patented technology would be. Apple also claims that one of Taction's technical experts, Dr. Oliver, used a \"rigged\" test to support his findings of infringement, and that the output of the transducer, which is central to the patents, was not highly damped as required by the patents. If Apple's arguments are accepted, the court may overturn the jury's verdict, rule that Taction owes no damages, or order a new trial covering issues of infringement, patent validity, and damages.",
  "summary": "Apple is asking a federal judge to overturn a $5.7 billion verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Taction Technology over the Taptic Engine used in iPhones and Apple Watches. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "Apple challenges $5.7B patent verdict, calls damages 'guesswork'",
    "Verdict against Apple largest patent ruling in history",
    "Apple alleges Taction barred expert, jury engaged in guesswork"
  ],
  "editors_take": "By contesting the unprecedented damages award, Apple seeks to dismantle a massive financial liability that hinges on disputed technical evidence and the perceived lack of a reasonable royalty calculation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:43:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}