Dream Big Media Inc. v. Alphabet Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DREAM BIG MEDIA INC., et al., Case No. 22-cv-02314-RS Plaintiffs, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND ALPHABET INC., et al., 13 Defendants.

15 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Dream Big Media, Getify Solutions, Inc., and Sprinter Supplier, LLC, allege they use mapping services provided by defendants Google, LLC and Alphabet, Inc. (collectively, “Google”), including application programming interfaces (“APIs”), to display or use maps or maps-related information on their websites or mobile applications. The crux of plaintiffs’ complaint is Google unlawfully ties its “Maps,” “Routes,” and “Places” API services together, by purportedly refusing to sell one API service unless the purchaser also agrees to buy the other Google mapping services or agrees to refrain from purchasing similar services from any alternative source. Plaintiffs allege this conduct,…