Federal Register #2026-20752

ITC Terminates Hydrodermabrasion Systems Investigation as Moot

This ITC notice closes an investigation concerning hydrodermabrasion systems; it does not announce a procurement opportunity. - Government body: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). - Disposition: The Federal Circuit vacated the ITC’s final determination in Investigation No. 337-TA-1408, and the ITC terminated the investigation as moot after the patent at issue expired. - Products and patent: The investigation concerned allegations involving the importation and sale of hydrodermabrasion systems and components allegedly infringing U.S. Patent No. 11,865,287. No products, services, quantities, or part numbers are being requested. - Companies named: HydraFacial LLC (formerly Edge Systems LLC), Cartessa Aesthetics, LLC, and Eunsung Global Corp. HydraFacial and Eunsung Global are identified as manufacturers; Cartessa Aesthetics is also named as a party. - Procurement relevance: No solicitation, purchase, or contract opportunity is described.

Description

The notice reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission's final determination in Investigation No. 337-TA-1408 was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which ordered the investigation dismissed as moot. The investigation concerned alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,865,287 through the importation and sale of certain hydrodermabrasion systems and components. The Commission states that the patent expired while an appeal was pending and confirms that the investigation is terminated as moot. This is a notice about an investigation's disposition, not a procurement opportunity.

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