Align Technology Sues 3Shape in Texas Federal Court for Infringement of 7 Additional Patents
October 19 2020 - 4:00PM
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) today announced it has filed
a new lawsuit against 3Shape A/S and 3Shape Trios A/S (“3Shape”) in
the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging
infringement of seven additional Align United States Patents: U.S.
Patent Nos. 9,101,433, 10,728,519, 10,750,151, and 10,750,152,
entitled “Method and Apparatus for Colour Imaging a
Three-Dimensional Structure”; US Patent Nos. 10,791,934 and
10,791,936, entitled “Methods and Systems for Creating and
Interacting With Three Dimensional Virtual Models”; and U.S. Patent
No. 10,709,527, entitled “Method of Manipulating a Dental Virtual
Model, Method for Creating Physical Entities Based on a Dental
Virtual Model Thus Manipulated, and Dental Models Thus Created.”
The lawsuit alleges that 3Shape’s intraoral scanners, including the
latest Trios 4, and associated software products infringe Align’s
patents.
“Align has brought this new lawsuit to protect
its intellectual property rights and stop additional infringing
acts by 3Shape,” said Julie Coletti, Align Technology senior vice
president, chief legal and regulatory officer. “This new case
includes several recently granted Align patents, and addresses
3Shape’s infringement of those patents by core features of 3Shape’s
Trios scanners and related software. Align continues to expand its
intellectual property portfolio and will periodically evaluate and
consider assertion of additional patents against anyone infringing
the intellectual property that results from our ongoing investment
in innovation, including 3Shape if appropriate.”
In April 2020, an Administrative Law Judge
(“ALJ”) with the United States International Trade Commission
(“ITC”) determined that 3Shape’s Trios scanners infringe two of
Align’s patents and found a violation of Section 337. The ALJ
recommended an exclusion order and cease and desist order be
entered against 3Shape’s unlawful importation of its intraoral
scanners. The ITC has set November 2, 2020 as its target date for
completion of its investigation and issuance of a Final
Determination.
Including this latest lawsuit, Align is
asserting over 30 patents against 3Shape across 6 U.S. Federal
District Court cases and the ITC investigation.
About Align Technology, Inc.
Align Technology designs and manufactures
the Invisalign® system, the most advanced clear aligner system in
the world, iTero® intraoral scanners and services, and exocad
CAD/CAM software. Align has helped treat over 8 million patients
with the Invisalign system and is driving the evolution in digital
dentistry with the iTero intraoral scanner and exocad CAD/CAM
software − modernizing today’s practices by enabling enhanced
digital orthodontic and restorative workflows to improve patient
outcomes and practice efficiencies.
Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign
system or to find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please
visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the
iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For
additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a
list of exocad reseller partners, please
visit www.exocad.com.
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Madelyn Homick |
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Sarah Johnson |
(408) 470-1180 |
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(828) 551-4201 |
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