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About the vendor

• SAP SE is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.
• SAP SE's chief executive is Christian Klein (per Wikidata).

Compliance & AI governance

ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management)SOC 1SOC 2ISO 27001ISO 27017ISO 27018ISO 9001ISO 22301As the company states it, in its SEC filings (tier A) or on its own website (tier B). Not checked against the certifying bodies.

In its SEC filings

13 disclosures — 7 litigation · 3 regulators · 2 how it says it uses ai · 1 ai risks it names

Litigation

• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses that Teradata filed a lawsuit alleging trade secret misappropriation and antitrust violations concerning SAP HANA, and a provision of €387 million has been recorded. (Teradata Corporation et al. v. SAP SE et al.)
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP is involved in proceedings with foreign tax authorities regarding non-income taxes on intercompany services, with potential amount in dispute of €192 million.
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP is involved in proceedings with foreign tax authorities regarding deductibility of intercompany payments, and expects litigation; no provision recorded.
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses that Celonis filed a U.S. lawsuit alleging antitrust and competition law violations related to Signavio products and data access policies, and also filed a complaint in Germany. (Celonis SE et al. v. SAP SE et al.)
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses a provision of 387 million related to the Teradata litigation. (Teradata litigation)
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses the Teradata litigation, for which it has incurred legal fees and expenses from settlements or damages awarded in court. (Teradata litigation)
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses litigation with Teradata, incurring expenses of €387 million in 2025, and states that the matter relates to events before the current Executive Board members' term of office.

Regulators

• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: The European Commission started formal proceedings concerning SAP's on-premise maintenance and support policies; SAP suggested remedies.
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP discloses ongoing governmental investigations into its business operations, with potential penalties.
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP is engaged in a dialogue with the German Federal Cartel Office regarding a complaint raised by Celonis.

How it says it uses AI

• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP SuccessFactors is an AI-enabled suite of cloud solutions covering core HR, time tracking, payroll, talent acquisition and management, analytics, and employee experience management.
• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP states it is integrating AI into several products, including enterprise applications and SAP BTP, and expects AI use to grow.

AI risks it names

• SAP SE's 20-F filed 2026-02-26: SAP warns that AI presents risks including flawed algorithms, biased data, harmful content, and potential competitive, regulatory, legal, and reputational harm.

What the company itself told the SEC. A model found each passage and had to quote it exactly; a disclosed lawsuit is an allegation against the company, not a finding.

Products

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In court

0 cases name it as a party

Where we have looked

Searched through CourtListener / RECAP, last read 2026-10-01:

• US federal district, appellate and bankruptcy dockets — 235 courts105 district, 14 appellate, 95 bankruptcy and 21 special federal courts
• published opinions, including state supreme and appellate courts — 384 courts, including 53 state supreme courts53 state supreme, 62 state appellate, 6 state trial and 28 state special courts, plus the federal courts above

County and municipal courts are not searched, and neither is anything outside the United States. A count of nought means we found nothing where we looked, not that nothing exists.

Verified deployments

53 employers publish vacancies on a SAP SuccessFactors careers address. Which ones, and since when, is a Professional feature.