Apple Hit With $5.7 Billion Patent Verdict Over iPhone and Apple Watch

Apple has been hit with a more than $5.7 billion patent verdict after a US federal jury found that its iPhone and Apple Watch haptic technology infringed patents owned by Taction Technology. The verdict came Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of California. It centers on two Taction patents covering vibration technology that allows users to feel physical responses from electronic devices.