Cracks in the Data Door: Celonis v. SAP and the Antitrust Risk of Restricting Data Access

In Celonis SE v. SAP SE, a federal court ruled that Celonis could proceed with its claim alleging SAP monopolized a standalone “data access” aftermarket, potentially paving the way for monopolization theories focused on acts by dominant platforms to restrict third-party service providers from accessing a customer’s data housed by the platform….
By: Fenwick & West LLP