New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Apple faces a potential $5.7 billion bill after a federal jury in San Diego found that the company infringed two patents covering haptic technology used to create the vibrations that let users physically feel responses from devices such as iPhones and Apple Watches.

The verdict, delivered Friday, came after a five-and-a-half-year legal battle involving Taction Technology, which sued Apple in 2021 over technology at the heart of its devices' tactile feedback. The jury awarded Taction more than $5.7 billion in damages.

Apple, however, disputed the verdict and said it plans to appeal, arguing that its Taptic Engine technology is fundamentally different from Taction's patented inventions.

The case focused on two US p...