Asserter profile
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
operating company13 patents now13 ever8 cases filed during tenure15 connections
Also seen as: Align Technology, Inc.
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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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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
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Patents currently held (13)
- US 6699037? → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- Align Technology, Inc. v. SmileCareClub, LLC filed 2015-10-22
- US 59758931998-08-17 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect, Inc. et al. filed 2011-02-28
- Align Technology, Inc. v. SmileCareClub LLC et al. filed 2015-10-22
- US 64715111998-12-22 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. filed 2012-03-01
- US 64508071999-01-04 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- US 62278501999-08-30 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S et al. filed 2017-11-14
- US 63189941999-08-30 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- US 66298402001-02-21 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- US 63985482001-04-30 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. Ormco Corp. et al. filed 2003-01-06
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect, Inc. et al. filed 2011-02-28
- US 66020702001-07-16 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. filed 2012-03-01
- US 67298762002-01-09 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. OrthoClear, Inc. filed 2006-01-11
- US 70561152004-11-10 → present
- US 95661322008-05-23 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S et al. filed 2017-11-14
- US 80922152008-06-30 → present
- Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S et al. filed 2017-11-14
Connected entities (15)
- Muhammad Chishti; Brian Freyburger; Kelsey Wirthindividual1 patent
- Richard Ridgley; Brian Freyburger; Muhammad "Chisti"; Apostolos Lerios; Kelsey Wirthindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 3
- RIDGLEY, RICHARD; FREYBURGER, BRIAN; CHISHTI, MUHAMMAD; LERIOS, APOSTOLOS; WIRTH, KELSEYindividual1 patent
- RIDGLEY, RICHARD; WITH, KELSEY; FREYBURGER, BRIAN; LERIOS, APOSTOLOS; CHISHTI, MUHAMMADindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti and Phillips Alexander Bentonindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- Muhammad Chishti; Elena I. Pavlovskaia; Gregory P. Bala; Brian Freyburgerindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- Ross J. Miller; Muhammad Chishti; Huafeng Wenindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- SANKO, DZMITRY; KUO, ERIC E.; MATTY, RICK; MAURER, THOMAS; PETTINATI, FABIO; STONE-COLLONGE, MICHELLEindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Michelle Stone-Collonge; Eric E. Kuo; Rick M. Matty; Fabio Pettinati; Thomas Maurer; Dzmitry Sankoindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- KUO, ERIC; ABOLFATHI, AMIR; KNOPP, PETER G.; PHAN, LOC X.; WEN, HUAFENGindividual1 patent
- Chishti, Muhammad; Choi, Woncheol; Wen, Huafengindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Wen, Huafeng; Chishit [sic], Muhammad Ziaullah Khanindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- CHISHTI, MUHAMMAD; WIRTH, KELSEYindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- Muhammad Chishti; Kelsey Wirthindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- CHISHTI, MUHAMMAD and BEERS, ANDREWindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1