Short Summary
Eunsung Global and HydraFacial jointly filed a motion asking the PTAB to keep their settlement agreement confidential and separate from the patent file, invoking 35 U.S.C. §317 and related regulations.
Detailed Summary
In IPR2025-00452 concerning U.S. Patent No. 12,053,607, petitioner Eunsung Global Corp. and patent owner HydraFacial LLC submitted a joint request to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to treat their settlement agreement as business‑confidential information. Citing 35 U.S.C. §317 and 37 C.F.R. §42.74, they argue that the agreement contains sensitive details such as settlement amounts, private banking information, and legal obligations that should not be disclosed publicly. The parties seek to keep the agreement separate from the patent file and to make it available only upon a showing of good cause or to federal agencies.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in Eunsung Global Corp. vs HydraFacial LLC et al. is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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