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APPLE, INC. v. AMERANTH, INC.

2015-1703, 2015-1704, 2015-1792, 2015-1793.

842 F.3d 1229 (2016)

APPLE, INC., Domino's Pizza, Inc., Domino's Pizza, LLC, Fandango, LLC, Opentable, Inc., Appellants v. AMERANTH, INC., Cross-Appellant. Ameranth, Inc., Appellant v. Agilysys, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Fandango, LLC, Hotel Tonight, Inc., Hotwire, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Kayak Software Corporation, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Orbitz, LLC, Opentable, Inc., Papa John's USA, Inc., Stubhub, Inc., Ticketmaster, LLC, Travelocity.com Llp, Wanderspot LLC, Domino's Pizza, Inc., Domino's Pizza, LLC, Mobo Systems, Inc., Eventbrite, Inc., Best Western International, Inc., Hyatt Corporation, Marriott International, Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., Usablenet, Inc., Apple, Inc., Hilton Resorts Corp., Hilton Worldwide, Inc., Hilton International Co., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: November 29, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI III , DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, argued for all appellants in 2015-1703, -1704 and all appellees in 2015-1792, -1793. Apple, Inc., Eventbrite, Inc. also represented by ERIN GIBSON , ROBERT CHEN WILLIAMS ; MARK D. FOWLER , East Palo Alto, CA; JAMES M. HEINTZ , Reston, VA.

JONATHAN S. FRANKLIN , Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellants in 2015-1703, -1704 and all appellees in 2015-1792, -1793. Fandango, LLC, OpenTable, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Hotel Tonight, Inc., Hotwire, Inc., Hotels.com, L.P., Kayak Software Corporation, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Papa John's USA, Inc., Stubhub, Inc., Ticketmaster, LLC, Travelocity.com LLP, Wanderspot LLC also represented by STEPHANIE DEBROW , GILBERT ANDREW GREENE , Austin, TX; RICHARD STEPHEN ZEMBEK , Houston, TX.

JOHN WILLIAM OSBORNE , Osborne Law LLC, Cortlandt Manor, NY, argued for Ameranth, Inc. Also represented by MICHAEL D. FABIANO , Fabiano Law Firm, P.C., San Diego, CA.

JOSEPH MATAL , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE , SCOTT WEIDENFELLER .

FRANK A. ANGILERI , Brooks Kushman PC, Southfield, MI, for Domino's Pizza, Inc., Domino's Pizza, LLC. Also represented by THOMAS W. CUNNINGHAM .

ANTHONY NIMMO , Ice Miller LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellee Agilysys, Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793. Also represented by NICHOLAS R. MERKER .

JARED BOBROW , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, for appellee Oracle Corporation in 2015-1792, -1793. Also represented by BRIAN CHANG .

LOWELL D. MEAD , Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, for appellee Mobo Systems, Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793.

JOSEPH RICK TACHE , Greenberg Traurig LLP, Irvine, CA, for appellee Best Western International, Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793.

LAURA BETH MILLER , Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, for appellee Hyatt Corporation in 2015-1792, -1793. Also represented by DAVID LINDNER .

NICK G. SAROS , Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee Marriott International, Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793. Also represented by MICHAEL GLENN BABBITT , Chicago, IL.

JOHN GUARAGNA , DLA Piper LLP (US), Austin, TX, for appellee Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793. Also represented by JAMES M. HEINTZ , Reston, VA; STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI III , ROBERT CHEN WILLIAMS , San Diego, CA.

ANDREW PETER ZAPPIA , LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation, Rochester, NY, for appellee USABLENET, Inc. in 2015-1792, -1793.

DAVID M. STEIN , Alston & Bird LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees Hilton Resorts Corp., Hilton Worldwide, Inc., Hilton International Co. in 2015-1792, -1793.

Before Reyna, Chen, and Stoll, Circuit Judges.

In this appeal, we review Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions in three Covered Business Method ("CBM") reviews. The decisions addressed the subject matter eligibility of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,384,850 ("'850 patent"), U.S. Patent No. 6,871,325 ("'325 patent"), and...

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