A federal appeals court yesterday found that a U.S. patent board erred when it invalidated portions of a patent covering the Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) Invisalign orthodontic device. After an inter partes review instigated by longtime rival ClearCorrect, the Patent Trial & Appeals Board found that four claims in the patent were invalid for obviousness. The PTAB ruling […]
Align Tech logs a win in continued patent spat with ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said it racked up another win in a continuing patent spat with competitive transparent orthodontic corrective device maker ClearCorrect. The San Jose, Calif.-based company said that a three-judge panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board refused to initiate an inter partes review sought by its competitor ClearCorrect looking to challenge the patentability of […]
Straumann Group to acquire ClearCorrect for $150m
Clear orthodontic corrective device maker ClearCorrect said today it inked a deal to be acquired by Straumann Holding for approximately $150 million. The Round Rock, Texas-based orthodontic device company said it would continue to operate out of its Texas headquarters under its ClearCorrect name, and that the acquisition will allow it to improve and expand the […]
Align Technology, ClearCorrect trade blows in patent spat
ClearCorrect and Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) both claimed victories in ongoing patent spats between the 2 related to transparent dental aligners this week. Align Technology said on Tuesday that the US Patent and Trademark Office confirmed the validity of 2 patents which were being challenged by ClearCorrect. The company touted that the 2 confirmed patents are in […]
Align Technology claims win in ClearCorrect patent spat
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said today that the US Patent and Trademark Office confirmed 3 patents that had been challenged by competitor and regular legal rival ClearCorrect. The confirmed patents were related to transparent dental aligners, San Jose, Calif.-based Align Tech said, and include 2 which the company is asserting in its patent infringement suit against ClearCorrect. […]
Align files U.K. patent suit against ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said yesterday it filed a patent infringement suit against ClearCorrect and Your Smile Direct in the UK, claiming the companies infringe patents related to its transparent dental aligners. In the new suit, San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology asserts that ClearCorrect infringes on 4 Align patnets by marketing, importing and selling ClearCorrect’s clear aligners. […]
ITC bows out of Align complaint against ClearCorrect, battle to play out in court
The U.S. International Trade Commission last week declined to fight for its authority to regulate data, leaving the battle between Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) and ClearCorrect to play out in patent infringement litigation. Both Align and the ITC had until August 26 to appeal a ruling made in November which found that the ITC does not […]
Appeals court declines en banc hearing in Align Tech-ClearCorrect spat
Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) plea for an en banc rehearing of a case against ClearCorrect over clear orthodontic liners was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. While ClearCorrect celebrated the ruling as a victory supporting the compliance of its clear aligner product with legal standards, Align Technologies said the decision was […]
Appeals court: ITC can’t rule on Align Tech, ClearCorrect spat
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today that the International Trade Commission has no jurisdiction in ruling on Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) patent spat with ClearCorrect. A 3-judge panel ruled that the ITC has no jurisdiction over the transmission of digital data over the internet, and only over the importation of “tangible […]
Patent Office to review Align Technology patents in ClearCorrect spat
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office agreed to re-examine a trio of patents held by Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) after a request from rival ClearCorrect. It’s the latest stage in their long-running legal war over orthodontic device technology. In April, the companies seemed to be closer to burying the hatchet with a deal to resolve a pending proceeding at the International Trade […]
Align, ClearCorrect move to settle infringement litigation
