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Apple Hit With Historic $5.7B Patent Verdict

A California federal jury said Friday that Apple owes a staggering $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction Technology Inc. after finding the tech giant infringed a pair of Taction's vibration technology patents and issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S.

Apple Hit With Historic $5.7B Patent Verdict

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A California federal jury said Friday that Apple owes a staggering $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction Technology Inc.

after finding the tech giant infringed a pair of Taction's vibration technology patents and issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S.

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A California federal jury said Friday that Apple owes a staggering $5.7 billion to headphone-maker Taction Technology Inc. after finding the tech giant infringed a pair of Taction's vibration technology patents and issuing the largest patent verdict in U.S.

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