{
  "id": 15657073,
  "title": "Following $5.7B verdict, Taction wants a cut of iPhone and Apple Watch sales through 2035",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/following-5-7b-verdict-taction-wants-a-cut-of-iphone-and-apple-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:14:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/19/following-5-7b-verdict-taction-wants-a-cut-of-iphone-and-apple-watch-sales-through-2035/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A US jury recently awarded Taction Technology $5.7 billion in damages for alleged patent infringement on Apple's Taptic Engine, which powers its iPhone and Apple Watch devices. Now, Taction is seeking additional compensation, including ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales through 2035, as well as prejudgment interest dating back to 2021. The company argues that Apple's devices are not sufficiently different from Taction's patented technology to avoid ongoing royalties, a stance supported by Apple's previous legal arguments against Samsung. Apple has requested the court to overturn or retry the verdict, citing Taction's failure to provide sufficient evidence for the $5.7 billion award. The judge has not yet made a final decision on the matter, leaving the original award and Taction's demands unresolved.",
  "summary": "Following a historic $5.7 billion patent infringement verdict against Apple, Taction Technology is now seeking additional damages, interest, and ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [
    "Taction awarded $5.7B in damages for patent infringement on iPhone and Apple Watch.",
    "Seeking ongoing royalties through 2035 and prejudgment interest since 2021.",
    "Apple requests court to overturn or retry the $5.7B verdict."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}