Defendant

SAP America, Inc.

4 cases as defendant.

Cases: 4
Active: 1; 3 closed
Filed: 2010–2026
Top venue: E.D. Texas; 1 case

Also appears as a plaintiff in 3 cases → View as plaintiff

Company profile

SAP America, Inc.

SAP America, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of SAP SE, a German multinational software corporation that is a global leader in enterprise application software. SAP SE was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. SAP America was incorporated in 1988 and its headquarters is in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. As a subsidiary of SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), it is part of a company that generated approximately €36.8 billion in revenue in 2025 and employed over 110,000 people globally as of March 2026.

SAP provides a comprehensive suite of software solutions to manage business operations and customer relations. Its core products center on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which integrates key business functions such as finance, human resources, supply chain management, and procurement. Major product lines include its flagship ERP suite, SAP S/4HANA, the SAP Business Technology Platform for application development and integration, and various cloud-based solutions for customer relationship management (CRM), expense management (Concur), and human capital management (SuccessFactors). SAP's software is used by a wide range of organizations, from small and midsize enterprises to a majority of the world's largest companies.

As an operating company, SAP America's patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The provided data shows the company with one recent case as a defendant and no cases as a plaintiff, a typical profile for a large technology company defending against patent assertions. This defensive posture is common for major software providers who become targets for non-practicing entities (NPEs). The single tracked suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently favored by patent plaintiffs.

The one tracked case is Datacloud Technologies LLC v. SAP America, Inc., filed in April 2026. The plaintiff, Datacloud Technologies LLC, has been identified as a patent assertion entity (PAE) in litigation databases and news reports. Datacloud has filed numerous similar lawsuits against other major technology and retail companies, asserting patents related to cloud computing, data distribution, and networked systems.

Filing activity

Cases filed per year naming SAP America, Inc. as defendant.

Datacloud Technologies LLC v. SAP America, Inc.

Pending

Docket:: 2:26-cv-00200
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Filed:: 2026-04-19

Patents:7246351

π Datacloud Technologies LLC Δ SAP America, Inc.

Infringement suit filed by Datacloud Technologies LLC against SAP America, Inc. The case is currently pending.

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. SAP America, Inc. et al.

settlement reported

Docket:: 2:24-cv-00021
Court:: U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division)
Filed:: 2024-01-15

Patents:7936738 6691139 6823409 6871264 6889244 7152182 7313575

π Valtrus Innovations Ltd.Δ SAP America, Inc.Δ SAP SE

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. sued SAP America, Inc. and SAP SE in E.D. Tex. asserting seven patents including U.S. 7,936,738. SAP's intra-district transfer motion was denied, its Federal Circuit mandamus petition was denied, and the parallel IPR on the '738 patent settled; a SAP settlement was reported in Dec. 2025, though the narrative could not confirm the final disposition of this docket.

Peter Henrik Pedersen v. SAP America, Inc.

Dismissed

Docket:: 6:22-cv-00591
Court:: Western District of Texas
Filed:: 2022-06-08
Terminated:: 2023-03-06

Patents:6965920

π Peter Henrik Pedersen Δ SAP America, Inc.

Infringement action by Peter Henrik Pedersen against SAP America, Inc. concerning US Patent 6,965,920. The case was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), and the case was closed on March 6, 2023.

Walker Digital, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. et al.

Terminated

Docket:: 2:10-cv-00825
Court:: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Filed:: 2010-05-20

Patents:5742768

π Walker Digital, LLC Δ Microsoft Corp.Δ Adobe Systems Inc.Δ Apple Inc.Δ Autodesk, Inc.Δ Corel Corporation Δ Intuit Inc.Δ McAfee, Inc.Δ SAP America, Inc.Δ Symantec Corporation

Litigation initiated by Walker Digital, LLC, a patent assertion entity, against numerous major software companies. The case was resolved via dismissals with prejudice for various defendants throughout 2011 and 2012, suggesting settlements were reached.