Apple hit with record $5.7B patent verdict it may never pay
A San Diego federal jury ruled that Apple infringed Taction Technology patents tied to haptic feedback in the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Apple’s Taptic Engine, and it set damages at $5.7 billion. The award was described as the largest patent verdict to date in U.S. history, and the amount may still change after post-trial motions and an appeal.
What this rests on
Market reaction
The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.
How the story was built
Every piece in order, with the time its news medium declares — if it is not believable we use ours and say so — and what it added to what was already known at that point. Arriving first is not the same as adding something.
Has this happened before?
Nothing comparable yet.