Apple spent 18 years innovating the perfect buzz and forgot to patent it.
Court finds patent infringed: Apple must pay $5.7 billion for iPhone vibration alert
A US court ruled that Apple infringed patents covering the Taptic Engine vibration technology used in the iPhone and Apple Watch, ordering the company to pay $5.7 billion in damages. German outlets including n-tv, BILD and WELT reported the verdict, one of the largest patent awards ever levied against the company. Apple has not yet indicated whether it will appeal.
Source: Court finds patent infringed: Apple must pay $5.7 billion for iPhone vibration alert — Google News
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 27, 2026.
Topics: apple · patentlawsuit · iphone · technews · tapticengine · bigtech
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