Tue Oct 20 2026, 12:22 AM EDT · 1 minute read

Taction already won, but it wants more

Taction hopes that the court will award additional damages for iPhone and Apple Watch sales made in 2026 in addition to hundreds of millions in prejudgment interest.

Even as Apple challenges the $5.7 billion verdict set by a jury in the Taction patent case, the company hopes to squeeze out more. A jury ruled that Apple violated two patents , though not willingly, and Apple denied any wrongdoing.

According to a report from Reuters , Taction has asked a federal judge for hundreds of millions more in payment from Apple. It argues that the damages only cover from 2021 to March 2026 and should cover the previous six months as well.

Taction has also asked for prejudgment interest at California's 7% statutory rate. The interest on $5.7 billion would be an incredible figure on top of the already large sum.

The argument is simple.…