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.
Late last month, a US jury found that Apple's Taptic Engine infringed on two patents held by Taction Technology, awarding $5.7 billion in damages. Apple strongly disputed the verdict, arguing its technology was fundamentally different from Taction's, and said it would appeal. Weeks later, Apple asked the court to overturn the verdict or order a new trial, arguing that Taction had failed to provide evidence supporting the award, leaving jurors to engage in "impermissible guesswork on a massive scale."
Taction has now filed a motion seeking supplemental damages, ongoing royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales, prejudgment interest dating back to April 2021, and additional interest from the final judgment until Apple pays. According to Taction, the jury's award only covered Apple's sales through March 2026, leaving another six months of sales uncompensated. Taction is using Apple's own arguments from its previous patent litigation against Samsung, where Apple argued royalties should extend to newer models using essentially the same technology. Taction now applies that logic to the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, and Apple Watch Ultra 4.
Taction is asking the court to compel Apple to provide quarterly US sales reports, with royalty payments due within 30 days of each quarter's end. It proposes a 7% annual prejudgment interest rate under California law and seeks royalties through September 24, 2035, when the patents expire.
The judge has yet to enter the jury's verdict as a final judgment, so the original $5.7 billion award, Taction's additional demands, and Apple's motion to overturn the verdict remain unresolved.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing