Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas. We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
On April 16, 2026, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, returned a $17 million verdict in favor of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer client Cyandia Inc.
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On April 16, 2026, a jury in the U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of Texas, returned a $17 million verdict in favor of
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer client Cyandia Inc. in its patent
infringement case against SAP America Inc. and SAP SE
(collectively, SAP). The jury found that SAP had violated two of
Cyandia’s patents covering technologies for managing multiple
information forms across computing devices and that the
infringement was willful. The verdict stems from Cyandia’s
February 2024 suit alleging that SAP willfully infringed some of
its patents. SAP’s efforts to have one of the patents
invalidated by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) were
unsuccessful. Two of the patents proceeded to trial, resulting in
the jury’s verdict for Cyandia.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas. We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
