GLOBAL EQUITY MANAGEMENT (SA) PTY. LTD. v. EXPEDIA, INC.

Case No. 2:16-cv-00095-RWS-RSP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Plaintiff, v. Expedia, Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Marshall Division.

December 22, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 35 U.S.C. § 271
Cause: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by Buffy Kay Martines , Laminack Pirtle & Martines & William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Consol Plaintiff, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Phillip John Haack , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Expedia.com, Defendant, represented by Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Theodore J. Angelis , K&L Gates & Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP.

Alibaba.com Hong Kong Ltd., Defendant, represented by Brett Nelson Watkins , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP & James Mark Mann , Mann Tindel & Thompson.

Alibaba.com, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brett Nelson Watkins , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP & James Mark Mann , Mann Tindel & Thompson.

Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Ltd., Defendant, represented by Brett Nelson Watkins , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP & James Mark Mann , Mann Tindel & Thompson.

Hotels.com, L.P., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Phillip John Haack , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Expedia Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Theodore J. Angelis , K&L Gates, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ranjini Acharya , K&L Gates LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

CruiseShipCenters, L.P., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Phillip John Haack , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Expedia, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

eBay, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Benjamin E. Weed , K&L Gates LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP & Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP.

Expedia, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Travelocity USA, Consol Defendant, represented by Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP & Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP.

Expedia, Inc., Consolidated for 2:16-cv-100, Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Travago GmbH, Consol Defendant, represented by Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP.

Expedia, Inc., Consolidated from 2:16-cv-101, Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. D/B/A GORP, ORBITZ, ORBITZ GAMES AND TRAVEL PORTAL, Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Phillip John Haack , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Expedia, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Hotwire, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Phillip John Haack , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

AirBNB, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Benjamin E. Weed , K&L Gates LLP, Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP, Melissa Richards Smith , Gillam & Smith, LLP & Theodore J. Angelis , K&L Gates.

Alibaba.com, Inc., Consol Defendant, represented by Brett Nelson Watkins , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Carey Richard Ramos , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Gregory Blake Thompson , Mann Tindel & Thompson, James Mark Mann , Mann Tindel & Thompson & Jeffrey Stuart Gerchick , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Ltd., Consol Defendant, represented by Brett Nelson Watkins , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Carey Richard Ramos , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Gregory Blake Thompson , Mann Tindel & Thompson, James Mark Mann , Mann Tindel & Thompson & Jeffrey Stuart Gerchick , Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.

Booking.com, Consol Defendant, represented by Andrew Moerke Mason , Klarquist Sparkman LLP, John Christopher Carraway , Klarquist Sparkman LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Melissa Richards Smith , Gillam & Smith, LLP & Todd M. Siegel , Klarquist Sparkman LLP.

TripAdvisor LLC, Consol Defendant, represented by John J. Cotter , K&L Gates LLP, Benjamin E. Weed , K&L Gates LLP, Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP & V. Raman Bharatula , K&L Gates LLP.

AirBNB, Inc., Consol Counter Claimant, represented by Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP & Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP.

CruiseShipCenters, L.P., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

AirBNB, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Bryan J. Sinclair , K&L Gates LLP, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP & Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia Inc., Consolidated from 2:16-cv-96, Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Hotels.com, L.P., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

eBay, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , K & L Gates LLP, Jennifer Klein Ayers , K&L Gates LLP & Ravinder Singh Deol , K&L Gates LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Expedia, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Audrey Hsio-Chun Lo , Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravinder Singh Deol & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Hotwire, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. D/B/A GORP, ORBITZ, ORBITZ GAMES AND TRAVEL PORTAL, Counter Claimant, represented by Eman Sojoodi , Fenwick & West, J. David Hadden , Fenwick & West LLP, Ravi R. Ranganath , Fenwick & West, Jeffrey Allen Ware , Fenwick & West LLP & Saina Shamilov , Fenwick & West LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Booking.com, Counter Claimant, represented by Andrew Moerke Mason , Klarquist Sparkman LLP, John Christopher Carraway , Klarquist Sparkman LLP, Melissa Richards Smith , Gillam & Smith, LLP & Todd M. Siegel , Klarquist Sparkman LLP.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.

Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd., Counter Defendant, represented by William P. Ramey, III , Ramey & Browning, PLLC.


CLAIM CONSTRUCTION MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Before the Court is the opening claim construction brief of Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd. ("Plaintiff") (Dkt. No. 169, filed on September 27, 2016),1 the response of Airbnb, Inc., eBay, Inc., TripAdvisor...

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