Patent 9550052
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
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AIA trial proceedings — IPR, PGR, CBM — filed at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board against this patent. Sourced directly from the PTAB Trial API.
- IPR2025-01169IPRfiled Jul 3, 2025vs. Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.Trial Instituted
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Cases on file (11)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 9550052. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Aesthetic Management Partners LLC v. HydraFacial LLCfiled Jul 3, 2025IPR2025-01169Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Pending - Instituted
Defendants: HydraFacial LLC
- HydraFacial LLC v. BQ Aesthetix & Co LLCfiled Jun 24, 20250:25-cv-61262U.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaActive litigation
Defendants: BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof IIfiled Sep 10, 2024337-TA-1416International Trade Commission (ITC)terminated Mar 20, 2025Terminated without prejudice
- HydraFacial LLC et al. v. MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. et al.filed Aug 26, 20248:24-cv-01865U.S. District Court for the Central District of Californiaterminated Mar 21, 2025Judgment
Defendants: MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. and MIRAmedtech UG
- HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologiesfiled Aug 16, 20242:24-cv-00587U.S. District Court for the District of Utahterminated Aug 8, 2025Closed
Defendants: Luvo Medical Technologies
- GoPro, Inc. v. Insta360 (Arashi Vision (U.S.) LLC d/b/a Insta360)filed May 6, 2024337-TA-1400International Trade Commission (ITC)terminated Mar 3, 2026No violation found for 9550052
Defendants: Insta360 (Arashi Vision (U.S.) LLC d/b/a Insta360)
- 2:24-cv-00855U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaPreliminary injunction denied
Defendants: Medicreations, LLC
- 2:20-cv-06082U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkActive (Summary Judgment Motion)
Defendants: Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- 2:24-cv-02480U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeActive (Discovery, Settlement, Preliminary Injunction Motion)
Defendants: Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC and et al.
- 2:24-cv-06250U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaActive litigation
Defendants: Sinclair Pharma Limited and et al.
- IPR2025-00445Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Settled
Defendants: HydraFacial LLC
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
The patent US9550052 has an "Expired - Lifetime" legal status according to Google Patents information, with an anticipated expiration date of 2026-03-29. Despite this, there are numerous ongoing or recently concluded litigation cases involving the patent. This could be due to infringement occurring before expiration, or related to other patents in the same family. I will list the cases found, prioritizing those where US9550052 is explicitly mentioned.
Here's a list of known litigation involving US patent 9550052, based on the provided patent text and additional search results:
District Court Cases:
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologies
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00587
- Filing Date: August 16, 2024 (Found via search, the patent text only noted "US case filed in Utah District Court")
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): Luvo Medical Technologies
- Status/Outcome: Closed as of August 8, 2025, with a Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff HydraFacial LLC.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Medicreations LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00855
- Filing Date: May 2024 (Implied from the "Plaintiff knew of alleged infringement since October 2020... but did not file suit until May 2024" statement)
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Medicreations, LLC
- Status/Outcome: Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction was denied by the Court, finding unreasonable pre-filing and post-filing delay, which prevented a finding of irreparable harm.
Case: HydraFacial LLC et al v. MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 8:24-cv-01865
- Filing Date: August 26, 2024
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC
- Defendant(s): MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. and MIRAmedtech UG
- Status/Outcome: Judgment on the merits in favor of HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC by March 21, 2025. The court entered a permanent injunction barring the defendants from making, using, selling, or importing the MIRApeel systems and infringing US9550052, among other patents.
Case: Edge Systems LLC v. Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Case Number: 2:20-cv-06082
- Filing Date: 2020 (Implied from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Edge Systems LLC (later HydraFacial LLC)
- Defendant(s): Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Status/Outcome: HydraFacial moved for summary judgment in November 2022, seeking a ruling that the '052 Patent was not invalid. (This case is referenced in an IPR filing, indicating its existence and activity around those dates, although the ultimate outcome is not explicitly stated in the provided snippets).
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-02480
- Filing Date: July 2024 (Implied from "HydraFacial was forced to file suit in July 2024 asserting the '477 Patent, among others." This filing is listed in relation to AMP).
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC (AMP) et al.
- Status/Outcome: Litigation resumed with active discovery and continued settlement discussions after a statutory stay was lifted in April 2025. HydraFacial moved for a preliminary injunction in June 2025.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-06250
- Filing Date: Unspecified, but 2024 based on case number
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Status/Outcome: Litigation (status implied from listing in "Related Matters" of an IPR filing).
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Case Number: 0:25-cv-61262
- Filing Date: June 24, 2025
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Status/Outcome: Litigation (status implied from listing in related cases of an IPR).
PTAB Cases:
Case: Eunsung Global Corp. v. HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-00445
- Filing Date: January 2025 (Petitioner copied an IPR Petition originally filed by Eunsung months earlier, in January 2025, which corresponds to this case number)
- Petitioner(s): Eunsung Global Corp.
- Patent Owner(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Status/Outcome: Settlement (as per patent text). Search results indicate that Petitioner successfully argued that "material error in examination" favored institution despite the patent issuing in 2017.
Case: Aesthetic Management Partners LLC v. HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01169
- Filing Date: July 3, 2025
- Petitioner(s): Aesthetic Management Partners LLC
- Patent Owner(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Status/Outcome: Pending - Instituted (as per patent text).
International Trade Commission (ITC) Cases:
Case: Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof; Inv. No. 337-TA-1400 (This appears to be the actual case involving US9550052, even though the patent text mentions 337-TA-3765 which is not related to HydraFacial based on search results).
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1400
- Filing Date: May 6, 2024
- Complainant(s): GoPro, Inc.
- Respondent(s): Insta360 (Arashi Vision (U.S.) LLC d/b/a Insta360)
- Status/Outcome: The ITC determined to find no violation of section 337 for US9550052 (among other utility patents) as of March 3, 2026. A violation was found only for a design patent (D'435).
Case: Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-1408 (referenced in other filings, possibly related to 9550052 but not explicitly stating it as asserted patent in the snippet).
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1408
- Filing Date: June 10, 2024 (HydraFacial ITC Complaint against Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC and Eunsung Global Corp. in ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1408).
- Complainant(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Respondent(s): Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC and Eunsung Global Corp.
- Status/Outcome: HydraFacial later dismissed this ITC complaint ("AMP ITC") to focus on district court action.
Case: Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof II; Inv. No. 337-TA-1416
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1416
- Filing Date: September 10, 2024 (F.R. Notice of Institution of Investigation).
- Complainant(s): Unspecified in snippet, but likely HydraFacial LLC given the context of other related cases.
- Respondent(s): Unspecified in snippet.
- Status/Outcome: Terminated without prejudice based upon withdrawal of the complaint as of March 20, 2025.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Cases:
The CAFC cases listed in the patent text (25-1190 and 25-1119) do not explicitly mention US9550052 in the search results. The results for these case numbers are related to other patents and different parties (Centripetal Networks v. ITC). Therefore, I cannot confidently link these specific CAFC cases to US9550052 based on the provided search results. The original patent abstract mentions a broad "US case filed in Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit," but the provided links and search results for those case numbers do not directly confirm the involvement of US9550052. The snippet talks about a CAFC appeal affirming a judgment for Edge Systems LLC for a different patent (US6299620), not US9550052.
Discrepancy Notes:
- The ITC case 337-TA-3765 mentioned in the patent text did not yield specific results related to US9550052 in the searches. The search for "337-TA-3765" brought up other unrelated ITC investigations. The most relevant ITC case found where 9550052 was specifically mentioned and involved was 337-TA-1400 (GoPro v. Insta360). This indicates that the entry from the patent text for 337-TA-3765 might be a generic reference or relate to a broader patent family litigation without specific details for 9550052 being readily available in my search results.
- Similarly, the CAFC cases 25-1190 and 25-1119 in the patent text did not directly link to US9550052 in the search results.
Based on the explicit mentions of US9550052 in the provided snippets, here is the list of known litigation:
Known Litigation Involving US Patent 9550052:
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologies
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): Luvo Medical Technologies
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00587
- Filing Date: August 16, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Closed as of August 8, 2025, with a Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff HydraFacial LLC.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Medicreations LLC
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC
- Defendant(s): Medicreations, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00855
- Filing Date: May 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction was denied due to unreasonable pre-filing and post-filing delay, preventing a finding of irreparable harm.
Case: HydraFacial LLC et al v. MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC
- Defendant(s): MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. and MIRAmedtech UG
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 8:24-cv-01865
- Filing Date: August 26, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Judgment on the merits in favor of HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC by March 21, 2025. A permanent injunction was entered barring the defendants from infringing US9550052 and other patents.
Case: Edge Systems LLC v. Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Plaintiff(s): Edge Systems LLC (later HydraFacial LLC)
- Defendant(s): Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Case Number: 2:20-cv-06082
- Filing Date: 2020 (Implied by case number)
- Outcome or Current Status: HydraFacial moved for summary judgment in November 2022, seeking a ruling that the '052 Patent was not invalid.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-02480
- Filing Date: July 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation resumed with active discovery and settlement discussions after a statutory stay was lifted in April 2025. HydraFacial moved for a preliminary injunction in June 2025.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-06250
- Filing Date: 2024 (Implied by case number)
- Outcome or Current Status: Active litigation (listed in "Related Matters" of an IPR filing).
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Case Number: 0:25-cv-61262
- Filing Date: June 24, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Active litigation (listed in related cases of an IPR).
Case: Eunsung Global Corp. v. HydraFacial LLC
- Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Eunsung Global Corp.
- Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-00445
- Filing Date: January 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Settlement (as per the patent text's overview). The PTAB ruled that the petitioner provided persuasive reasoning that denial was not appropriate due to a material error in examination.
Case: Aesthetic Management Partners LLC v. HydraFacial LLC
- Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Aesthetic Management Partners LLC
- Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01169
- Filing Date: July 3, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Pending - Instituted.
Case: Certain Cameras, Camera Systems, and Accessories Used Therewith
- Plaintiff(s) (Complainant): GoPro, Inc.
- Defendant(s) (Respondent): Insta360 (Arashi Vision (U.S.) LLC d/b/a Insta360)
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1400
- Filing Date: May 6, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: As of March 3, 2026, the ITC determined to find no violation of Section 337 with respect to US9550052.
Case: Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof II
- Plaintiff(s) (Complainant): Not explicitly named in snippet, but likely HydraFacial LLC.
- Defendant(s) (Respondent): Not explicitly named in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1416
- Filing Date: September 10, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Terminated without prejudice based upon withdrawal of the complaint as of March 20, 2025.
The remaining cases mentioned in the patent text's "Family has litigation" section (e.g., California Central District Court case 2:17-cv-04597 and 2:17-cv-08699, Texas Southern District Court 4:20-cv-04335, and the CAFC cases 25-1190 and 25-1119, and the ITC case 337-TA-3765) did not return specific results directly linking them to US9550052 in the current search, or they were related to other patents or general topics. Therefore, I've excluded them from the specific list for US9550052 due to lack of direct confirmation in the search results.Here is a list of known litigation involving US patent 9550052:
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. Luvo Medical Technologies
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): Luvo Medical Technologies
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00587
- Filing Date: August 16, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Closed as of August 8, 2025, with a Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment and Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff HydraFacial LLC.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Medicreations LLC
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC
- Defendant(s): Medicreations, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00855
- Filing Date: May 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction was denied by the Court, finding unreasonable pre-filing and post-filing delay which prevented a finding of irreparable harm.
Case: HydraFacial LLC et al v. MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC
- Defendant(s): MIRAmedtech SP. Z.O.O. and MIRAmedtech UG
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 8:24-cv-01865
- Filing Date: August 26, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Judgment on the merits in favor of HydraFacial LLC and Edge Systems, LLC by March 21, 2025. A permanent injunction was entered barring the defendants from making, using, selling, or importing the MIRApeel systems and infringing US9550052, among other patents.
Case: Edge Systems LLC v. Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Plaintiff(s): Edge Systems LLC (later HydraFacial LLC)
- Defendant(s): Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Case Number: 2:20-cv-06082
- Filing Date: 2020 (Implied by case number)
- Outcome or Current Status: HydraFacial moved for summary judgment in November 2022, seeking a ruling that US9550052 was not invalid.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Aesthetic Management Partners, LLC et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-02480
- Filing Date: July 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation resumed with active discovery and continued settlement discussions after a statutory stay was lifted in April 2025. HydraFacial moved for a preliminary injunction in June 2025.
Case: HydraFacial LLC f/k/a Edge Systems LLC v. Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC (formerly known as Edge Systems LLC)
- Defendant(s): Sinclair Pharma Limited et al.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-06250
- Filing Date: 2024 (Implied by case number)
- Outcome or Current Status: Active litigation (listed in "Related Matters" of an IPR filing).
Case: HydraFacial LLC v. BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Plaintiff(s): HydraFacial LLC
- Defendant(s): BQ Aesthetix & Co LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Case Number: 0:25-cv-61262
- Filing Date: June 24, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Active litigation (listed in related cases of an IPR).
Case: Eunsung Global Corp. v. HydraFacial LLC
- Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Eunsung Global Corp.
- Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-00445
- Filing Date: January 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Settlement (as per patent text). The PTAB found that the Petitioner successfully argued a material error in examination.
Case: Aesthetic Management Partners LLC v. HydraFacial LLC
- Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Aesthetic Management Partners LLC
- Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): HydraFacial LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01169
- Filing Date: July 3, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Pending - Instituted.
Case: Certain Cameras, Camera Systems, and Accessories Used Therewith
- Plaintiff(s) (Complainant): GoPro, Inc.
- Defendant(s) (Respondent): Insta360 (Arashi Vision (U.S.) LLC d/b/a Insta360)
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1400
- Filing Date: May 6, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: As of March 3, 2026, the ITC determined to find no violation of Section 337 with respect to US9550052.
Case: Certain Hydrodermabrasion Systems and Components Thereof II
- Plaintiff(s) (Complainant): Not explicitly named in snippet, but likely HydraFacial LLC given context.
- Defendant(s) (Respondent): Not explicitly named in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Case Number: 337-TA-1416
- Filing Date: September 10, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status: Terminated without prejudice based upon withdrawal of the complaint as of March 20, 2025.
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