SoftVault Systems, Inc. filed suit (5:12-cv-01099) against SAP subsidiary, Sybase, alleging that Sybase’s software and servers infringe two patents related to the remote disablement of hardware and digital content. SoftVault has filed three prior suits since January 2006 against over 15 defendants including Dell, Intel, Microsoft, Palm, Samsung, Toshiba, and Yahoo. The patents-in-suit were developed by SoftVault and issued in June 2001 and July 2003 respectively.