Apple ordered to pay $5.7 billion in iPhone vibration patent case

A California federal jury ordered Apple to pay more than $5.7 billion to Taction Technology Inc. on September 26, 2026, for infringing two patents on haptic feedback — the precise vibrations from the Taptic Engine in iPhones and Apple Watches. The infringement was ruled unintentional. The award was described as a record for haptic-technology cases.