Asserter profile

Align Technology, Inc.

operating company20 patents now22 ever11 cases filed during tenure27 connections

Also seen as: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. · ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC.

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 1 survived a challenge.

Two-hop network

Edges marked ⚖️ overlap with at least one infringement suit filed during the receiving entity’s tenure with the patent. Bold-bordered = this entity. Red = NPE; orange = shell LLC; green = defensive aggregator; blue = operating company.

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    Nalign_technology["Align Technology, Inc."]
    Nmuhammad_chishti_brian_freyburger_kelsey_wirth["Muhammad Chishti; Brian Freyburger; Kel…"]
    Nrichard_ridgley_brian_freyburger_muhammad_chisti_apostolos_l["Richard Ridgley; Brian Freyburger; Muha…"]
    Nridgley_richard_freyburger_brian_chishti_muhammad_lerios_apo["RIDGLEY, RICHARD; FREYBURGER, BRIAN; CH…"]
    Nridgley_richard_with_kelsey_freyburger_brian_lerios_apostolo["RIDGLEY, RICHARD; WITH, KELSEY; FREYBUR…"]
    Nmuhammad_ziaullah_khan_chishti_and_phillips_alexander_benton["Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti and Phil…"]
    Nmuhammad_chishti_elena_i_pavlovskaia_gregory_p_bala_brian_fr["Muhammad Chishti; Elena I. Pavlovskaia;…"]
    Nross_j_miller_muhammad_chishti_huafeng_wen["Ross J. Miller; Muhammad Chishti; Huafe…"]
    Nsanko_dzmitry_kuo_eric_e_matty_rick_maurer_thomas_pettinati_["SANKO, DZMITRY; KUO, ERIC E.; MATTY, RI…"]
    Nmichelle_stone_collonge_eric_e_kuo_rick_m_matty_fabio_pettin["Michelle Stone-Collonge; Eric E. Kuo; R…"]
    Nkuo_eric_abolfathi_amir_knopp_peter_g_phan_loc_x_wen_huafeng["KUO, ERIC; ABOLFATHI, AMIR; KNOPP, PETE…"]
    Nchishti_muhammad_choi_woncheol_wen_huafeng["Chishti, Muhammad; Choi, Woncheol; Wen,…"]
    Nwen_huafeng_chishit_sic_muhammad_ziaullah_khan["Wen, Huafeng; Chishit [sic], Muhammad Z…"]
    Nchishti_muhammad_wirth_kelsey["CHISHTI, MUHAMMAD; WIRTH, KELSEY"]
    Nmuhammad_chishti_kelsey_wirth["Muhammad Chishti; Kelsey Wirth"]
    Nchishti_muhammad_and_beers_andrew["CHISHTI, MUHAMMAD and BEERS, ANDREW"]
    Ncadent_and_cadent["Cadent Ltd. & Cadent Holdings, Inc."]
    Ncadent_and_the_cadent_cadent["Cadent Holdings, Inc. and the Cadent gr…"]
    Ncadent["Cadent Ltd."]
    Ncadent_and_or_cadent["Cadent Holdings, Inc. (and/or Cadent Lt…"]
    Ncadent_cadent["Cadent Ltd. / Cadent Holdings, Inc."]
    Nyan_chen_chunhua_li["Yan Chen; Chunhua Li"]
    Ncovestro_deutschland_covestro["Covestro Deutschland AG; Covestro LLC"]
    Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland["Covestro LLC; Covestro Deutschland AG"]
    Nchunhua_li_yan_chen["Chunhua Li; Yan Chen"]
    Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_covestro["Covestro Deutschland Aktiengesellschaft…"]
    Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft["COVESTRO LLC; COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AKTI…"]
    Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_and_covestro["Covestro Deutschland Aktiengesellschaft…"]
    Nnoam_babayoff["Noam Babayoff"]
    Nmuhammad_chishti_brian_freyburger_kelsey_wirth -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6398548"| Nalign_technology
    Nrichard_ridgley_brian_freyburger_muhammad_chisti_apostolos_l ==>|"⚖️ 2001 · Assignment · 6398548"| Nalign_technology
    Nridgley_richard_freyburger_brian_chishti_muhammad_lerios_apo -->|"1998 · Assignment · 5975893"| Nalign_technology
    Nridgley_richard_with_kelsey_freyburger_brian_lerios_apostolo ==>|"⚖️ 1998 · Assignment · 5975893"| Nalign_technology
    Nmuhammad_ziaullah_khan_chishti_and_phillips_alexander_benton ==>|"⚖️ 1999 · Assignment · 6227850"| Nalign_technology
    Nmuhammad_chishti_elena_i_pavlovskaia_gregory_p_bala_brian_fr ==>|"⚖️ 1998 · Assignment · 6471511"| Nalign_technology
    Nross_j_miller_muhammad_chishti_huafeng_wen ==>|"⚖️ 2001 · Assignment · 6602070"| Nalign_technology
    Nsanko_dzmitry_kuo_eric_e_matty_rick_maurer_thomas_pettinati_ ==>|"⚖️ 2008 · Assignment · 8092215"| Nalign_technology
    Nmichelle_stone_collonge_eric_e_kuo_rick_m_matty_fabio_pettin ==>|"⚖️ 2008 · Assignment · 9566132"| Nalign_technology
    Nkuo_eric_abolfathi_amir_knopp_peter_g_phan_loc_x_wen_huafeng -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7056115"| Nalign_technology
    Nchishti_muhammad_choi_woncheol_wen_huafeng ==>|"⚖️ 2002 · Assignment · 6729876"| Nalign_technology
    Nwen_huafeng_chishit_sic_muhammad_ziaullah_khan ==>|"⚖️ 1999 · Assignment · 6318994"| Nalign_technology
    Nchishti_muhammad_wirth_kelsey ==>|"⚖️ Assignment · 6699037"| Nalign_technology
    Nmuhammad_chishti_kelsey_wirth ==>|"⚖️ 2001 · Assignment · 6629840"| Nalign_technology
    Nchishti_muhammad_and_beers_andrew ==>|"⚖️ 1999 · Assignment · 6450807"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent_and_cadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Merger · 10791936"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent_and_the_cadent_cadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Merger · 10750152"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Merger · 10750151"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent_and_or_cadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Merger · 10728519"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent_cadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Merger · 10709527"| Nalign_technology
    Ncadent_cadent ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Assignment · 9101433"| Nalign_technology
    Nyan_chen_chunhua_li -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11648091"| Nalign_technology
    Ncovestro_deutschland_covestro -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11648091"| Nalign_technology
    Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Confirmatory Assignment · 11648091"| Nalign_technology
    Nchunhua_li_yan_chen -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11648090"| Nalign_technology
    Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_covestro -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11648090"| Nalign_technology
    Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Confirmatory Assignment · 11648090"| Nalign_technology
    Nchunhua_li_yan_chen -->|"2012 · Assignment · 10973613"| Nalign_technology
    Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_and_covestro ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment · 10973613"| Nalign_technology
    Nnoam_babayoff -->|"2005 · Assignment · 10750152"| Ncadent
    Nnoam_babayoff -->|"Assignment · 10728519"| Ncadent
    classDef focal fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:3px,color:#1c1917
    classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef defensive fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
    classDef operating fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:1px,color:#1c1917
    class Nalign_technology focal
    class Ncadent_and_cadent operating
    class Ncadent_and_the_cadent_cadent operating
    class Ncadent operating
    class Ncadent_cadent operating
    class Ncovestro_deutschland_covestro operating
    class Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland operating
    class Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_covestro operating
    class Ncovestro_covestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft operating
    class Ncovestro_deutschland_aktiengesellschaft_and_covestro operating

Patents currently held (22)

Connected entities (27)

Correspondent attorneys (1)

Attorneys / firms recorded with USPTO when this entity received a patent. Recurrence is the signal — many firms do both NPE and operating-company patent work, so a single appearance doesn’t mean much.

  • (no name)· Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati2 appearances