April 21, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has shot down Sinclair Pharma Ltd.'s request to revive its challenge to Hydrafacial LLC's skin treatment patent, which the director had terminated based on related proceedings at the U.S. International Trade Commission.
March 27, 2026
Skin products company Hydrafacial has argued U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires should turn down a rehearing request from rival Sinclair Pharma over Squires' order de-instituting a challenge to Hydrafacial's patent, saying a U.S. International Trade Commission decision upholding the same patent supports the director's move.
February 17, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires ended a Patent Trial and Appeal Board review of a Hydrafacial LLC skin treatment patent since the same issue had already been adjudicated in the U.S. International Trade Commission.
December 23, 2025
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has paused the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's review of a Hydrafacial LLC skin treatment patent to consider the effect of a related U.S. International Trade Commission decision.