Sky Tech v. SAP (Fed. Cir. 2008 ) (nonprecedential order)
Sky sued SAP in the Eastern District of Texas. SAP argued that Sky lacked standing because a prior assignment of patent rights had not been properly obtained. The district court found standing but gave its approval for an interlocutory appeal – noting that the issue was a close question. At the Federal Circuit, the three-judge panel agreed to hear the case and eventually to determine whether Sky has standing. The Sky patents were purchased by XACP in a foreclosure sale of Ozro’s assets – the question will be whether the foreclosure sale was proper even without a written assignment agreement.
Stay pending appeal: SAP had requested a stay pending appeal. The appellate panel refused to rule on that motion – instead noting that “the better course is for the Texas district court to consider that issue in the first instance.”