AMERANTH, INC. v. PAPA JOHN'S USA, INC. , No. 22-1655 (Fed. Cir. 2023)

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Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 1 Filed: 09/12/2023 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ 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., RITZCARLTON 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 ______________________ Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 2 Filed: 09/12/2023 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 ______________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in Nos. 3:11-cv-01810-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-00729-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-00731-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-00737-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-00739-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-00858-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01627-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01629-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01631-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01633-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01634-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01636-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01640-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01642-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01644-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01646-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01648-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01649-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01650-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01651-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01653-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01654-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-01655-DMSWVG, 3:12-cv-01656-DMS-WVG, 3:12-cv-02350-DMSWVG, 3:13-cv-00350-DMS-WVG, 3:13-cv-00352-DMSWVG, 3:13-cv-00353-DMS-WVG, 3:13-cv-01072-DMSWVG, Judge Dana M. Sabraw. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ RICHARD CHARLES WEINBLATT, Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, Wilmington, DE, argued for plaintiff-appellant. JONATHAN S. FRANKLIN, 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: 3 Filed: 09/12/2023 LLC, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Travelocity.com LP, Fandango, Inc., Hotwire, Inc., Expedia, Inc. also represented by STEPHANIE DEBROW, 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. FARAGI; ELIOT DAMON WILLIAMS, Washington, DC. THOMAS ARTHUR RAMMER, II, Ice Miller LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Agilysys, Inc. RALPH JOSEPH GABRIC, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee Hyatt Corporation. STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI, 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 ERIN GIBSON, ROBERT CHEN WILLIAMS; JOHN GUARAGNA, Austin, TX. JOSEPH ROGER RICK TACHE, Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, Irvine, CA, for defendant-appellee Best Western International, Inc. Also represented by ROBERT M. DATO. NICK G. SAROS, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for defendants-appellees Marriott International, Inc., RitzCarlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., Renaissance Hotel Operating Company. HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for defendant-appellee Mobo Systems, Inc. Also represented by LOWELL D. MEAD. Case: 22-1655 Document: 80 Page: 4 Filed: 09/12/2023 ANDREW PETER ZAPPIA, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Rochester, NY, for defendant-appellee Usablenet, Inc. JARED BOBROW, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, CA, for defendant-appellee Oracle Corporation. Also represented by JONAS WANG, Washington, DC. JOHN SHUMAKER, Connor Lee & Shumaker PLLC, Austin, TX, for defendant-appellee ATX Innovation, Inc. MARC KARISH, Karish & Bjorgum, PC, Pasadena, CA, for defendant-appellee Ticketbiscuit, LLC. MATTHEW COOK BERNSTEIN, Perkins Coie LLP, San Diego, CA, for defendant-appellee Starbucks Corporation. Also represented by JOHN ESTERHAY, PATRICK JOHN MCKEEVER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT September 12, 2023 Date /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow Jarrett B. Perlow Clerk of Court

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