Ameranth, Inc. v. Papa John's USA, Inc., Opentable, Inc., Seamless North America, LLC, Grubhub, Inc.,…

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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AMERANTH, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
PAPA JOHN'S USA, INC., OPENTABLE, INC.,
SEAMLESS NORTH AMERICA, LLC, GRUBHUB,
INC., AGILYSYS, INC., HYATT CORPORATION,
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
INC., BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., RITZ-
CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C., MARRIOTT
HOTEL SERVICES, INC., RENAISSANCE HOTEL
OPERATING COMPANY, HOTEL TONIGHT, INC.,
HOTELS.COM, L.P., HILTON RESORTS
CORPORATION, HILTON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
HILTON INTERNATIONAL CO., KAYAK
SOFTWARE CORPORATION, MOBO SYSTEMS,
INC., ORBITZ, LLC, STUBHUB, INC.,
TICKETMASTER, LLC, LIVE NATION
ENTERTAINMENT, INC., TRAVELOCITY.COM LP,
USABLENET, INC., FANDANGO, INC., HOTWIRE,
INC., EXPEDIA, INC., ORACLE CORPORATION,
ATX INNOVATION, INC., APPLE INC.,
EVENTBRITE, INC., TICKETBISCUIT, LLC,
TICKETFLY, INC., STARBUCKS CORPORATION,
Defendants-Appellees
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2022-1655, 2022-1657, 2022-1660, 2022-1661, 2022-1662,
2022-1663, 2022-1666, 2022-1667, 2022-1668, 2022-1669,
2022-1671, 2022-1672, 2022-1673, 2022-1674, 2022-1675,
2022-1676, 2022-1677, 2022-1678, 2022-1679, 2022-1680,
2022-1681, 2022-1682, 2022-1683, 2022-1684, 2022-1686,
2022-1687, 2022-1689, 2022-1690, 2022-1692
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Appeals from the United States District Court for the
Southern District of California in Nos. 3:11-cv-01810-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-00729-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-00731-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-00737-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-00739-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-00858-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01627-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01629-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01631-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01633-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01634-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01636-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01640-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01642-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01644-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01646-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01648-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01649-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01650-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01651-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01653-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01654-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01655-DMS-
WVG, 3:12-cv-01656-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-02350-DMS-
WVG, 3:13-cv-00350-DMS-WVG, 3:13-cv-00352-DMS-
WVG, 3:13-cv-00353-DMS-WVG, 3:13-cv-01072-DMS-
WVG, Judge Dana M. Sabraw.
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JUDGMENT
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RICHARD CHARLES WEINBLATT , Stamoulis & Weinblatt
LLC, Wilmington, DE, argued for plaintiff-appellant.
J ONATHAN S. F RANKLIN, Norton Rose Fulbright US
LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees.
Defendants-appellees Papa John's USA, Inc., OpenTable,
Inc., Hotel Tonight, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Kayak Software
Corporation, Orbitz, LLC, StubHub, Inc., Ticketmaster,
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LLC, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Travelocity.com LP,
Fandango, Inc., Hotwire, Inc., Expedia, Inc. also repre-
sented by STEPHANIE D EBROW , Austin, TX; RICHARD
STEPHEN ZEMBEK, Houston, TX; VALERIE BARKER , Slayden
Grubert Beard PLLC, Austin, TX.
ROBERT C. SCHEINFELD, Baker Botts LLP, New York,
NY, for defendants-appellees Seamless North America,
LLC, Grubhub, Inc. Also represented by ERIC J. F ARAGI;
ELIOT D AMON WILLIAMS , Washington, DC.
T HOMAS ARTHUR RAMMER , II, Ice Miller LLP, Chicago,
IL, for defendant-appellee Agilysys, Inc.
RALPH J OSEPH G ABRIC , Haynes and Boone, LLP, Chi-
cago, IL, for defendant-appellee Hyatt Corporation.
STANLEY J OSEPH P ANIKOWSKI, III, DLA Piper US LLP,
San Diego, CA, for defendants-appellees Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide Inc., Hilton Resorts Corporation, Hil-
ton Worldwide, Inc., Hilton International Co., Apple Inc.,
Eventbrite, Inc., Ticketfly, Inc. Also represented by ERIN
G IBSON, ROBERT CHEN WILLIAMS ; J OHN G UARAGNA , Austin,
TX.
J OSEPH ROGER RICK T ACHE, Buchalter, A Professional
Corporation, Irvine, CA, for defendant-appellee Best West-
ern International, Inc. Also represented by ROBERT M.
D ATO.
N ICK G. SAROS , Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA,
for defendants-appellees Marriott International, Inc., Ritz-
Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., Marriott Hotel Services,
Inc., Renaissance Hotel Operating Company.
HEIDI L YN K EEFE , Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for de-
fendant-appellee Mobo Systems, Inc. Also represented by
L OWELL D. MEAD.
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ANDREW P ETER Z APPIA, Troutman Pepper Hamilton
Sanders LLP, Rochester, NY, for defendant-appellee Usa-
blenet, Inc.
J ARED BOBROW , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP,
Menlo Park, CA, for defendant-appellee Oracle Corpora-
tion. Also represented by J ONAS WANG, Washington, DC.
J OHN SHUMAKER, Connor Lee & Shumaker PLLC, Aus-
tin, TX, for defendant-appellee ATX Innovation, Inc.
MARC K ARISH , Karish & Bjorgum, PC, Pasadena, CA,
for defendant-appellee Ticketbiscuit, LLC.
MATTHEW COOK B ERNSTEIN, Perkins Coie LLP, San Di-
ego, CA, for defendant-appellee Starbucks Corporation.
Also represented by J OHN ESTERHAY , P ATRICK J OHN
MCK EEVER .
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (D YK, P ROST , and HUGHES , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
September 12, 2023
Date
/s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
Jarrett B. Perlow
Clerk of Court
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