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# 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., TRAVELO CITY.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

______________________ Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 1 Filed: 09/12/2023202 2- 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 -1 684, 2022 - 1686, 2022 - 1687, 2022 - 1689, 2022 - 1690, 2022 - 1692

______________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in No s . 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, 3:1 2- 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.

______________________ JUDGMENT

______________________ R ICHARD C HARLES W EINBLATT , 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, Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 2 Filed: 09/12/2023LLC, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Travelocity.com LP,Fandango, Inc., Hotwire, Inc., Expedia, Inc. also represented by S TEPHANIE D E B ROW , Austin, TX; R ICHARD S TEPHEN Z EMBEK , Houston, TX; V ALERIE B ARKER , Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC, Austin, TX. R OBERT C. S CHEINFELD , Baker Botts LLP, New York, NY, for defendants - appellees Seamless North America, LLC, Grubhub, Inc. Also represented by E RIC J. F ARAGI ; E LIOT D AMON W ILLIAMS , Washington, DC. T HOMAS A RTHUR R AMMER , II , Ice Miller LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendant - appellee Agilysys, Inc. R ALPH J OSEPH G ABRIC , Haynes and Boone, LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendant - appellee Hyatt Corporation. S TANLEY J OSEP H P ANIKOWSKI , III , DLA Piper US LLP, San Diego, CA, for defendants - appellees Starwood Hotels& Resorts Worldwide Inc., Hilton Resorts Corporation, Hilton Worldwide, Inc., Hilton International Co., Apple Inc., Eventbrite, Inc., Ticketfly, Inc. Also represented by E RIN G IBSON , R OBERT C HEN W ILLIAMS ; J OHN G UARAGNA , Austin, TX. J OSEPH R OGER R ICK T ACHE , Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, Irvine, CA, for defendant - appellee Best Western International, Inc. Also represented by R OBERT M. D ATO . N ICK G. S AROS , 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. H EIDI L YN K EEFE , Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for defendant - appellee Mobo Systems, Inc. Also represented by L OWELL D. M EAD . Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 3 Filed: 09/12/2023A NDREW P ETER Z APPIA , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Rochester, NY, for defendant - appellee Usablenet, Inc. J ARED B OBROW , Orrick, Herri ngton & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, CA, for defendant - appellee Oracle Corporation. Also represented by J ONAS W ANG , Washington, DC. J OHN S HUMAKER , Connor Lee & Shumaker PLLC, Austin, TX, for defendant - appellee ATX Innovation, Inc. M ARC K ARISH , Karish & Bjorgum, PC, Pasadena, CA, for defendant - appellee Ticketbiscuit, LLC. M ATTHEW C OOK B ERNSTEIN , Perkins Coie LLP, San Diego, CA, for defendant - appellee Starbucks Corporation. Also represented by J OHN E STERHAY , P ATRICK J OHN M C K EEVER .

______________________ T HIS C AUSE ha ving been heard and considered, it is O RDERED and A DJUDGED : P ER C URIAM (D YK , P ROST , and H UGHES , Circuit Judges ). AFFIRMED. See Fed . Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT September 12, 2023 Date /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 4 Filed: 09/12/2023