Taction Technology has filed a motion seeking ongoing royalties on sales of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, along with the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, through September 2035 when the two asserted patents expire. The filing, made public by CourtListener, supplements the $5.7 billion jury verdict against Apple last month for infringing haptic feedback patents related to the Taptic Engine.
The patent licensing firm argues the jury award only covered sales through March 2026, and it now wants compensation for the following six months of iPhone and Apple Watch sales. Taction also seeks ongoing royalties on newer models it claims are “not more than colorably different” from those found to infringe, a standard Apple itself argued in its earlier patent litigation against Samsung. The company asks the court to order Apple to provide quarterly US sales reports and pay royalties within 30 days of each quarter’s end.
Apple has disputed the verdict and filed a motion to overturn it or order a new trial, arguing the jury engaged in “impermissible guesswork”. The judge has not yet entered a final judgment, leaving the original $5.7 billion award, Apple’s motion to overturn, and Taction’s new demands unresolved. The amount of ongoing royalties Taction seeks has not been specified.