Defendant

ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd.

6 cases as defendant.

Cases
6
Active
0
6 closed
Filed
2012
Top venue
Fed. Cir.
2 cases

Company profile

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ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd. is a Pakistani entity based in Lahore that performed digital orthodontic treatment planning for ClearCorrect, the clear-aligner brand founded in 2006 and headquartered in Round Rock, Texas (originally Houston). ClearCorrect was privately held until October 2017, when Straumann Group (SIX: STMN, Basel, Switzerland) acquired ClearCorrect Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries for approximately USD 150 million. Straumann reported ClearCorrect at roughly USD 32 million in 2016 sales and about 200 employees at the time of the deal; headcount, revenue, and registration data specific to the Pakistan entity are not publicly disclosed.

Operations. ClearCorrect Pakistan processed scans of patients' teeth into treatment plans and digital data sets, which were transmitted electronically to the U.S. operations, where models were 3D printed and thermoplastic aligners manufactured and shipped to dentists. It was the group's offshore treatment-planning arm, not a customer-facing company, and is not a patent-asserting or licensing entity.

Litigation posture: pure defendant. It appears in all six tracked matters as a defendant and zero as a plaintiff, entirely as a target of Align Technology's patent campaign against ClearCorrect. The tracked venues are the U.S. International Trade Commission — the Section 337 investigation plus two enforcement proceedings concerning a 2006 OrthoClear consent order — and the Federal Circuit.

Notable context. The core matter was ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-833. On appeal, the Federal Circuit's 2015 decision in ClearCorrect Operating, LLC v. ITC, 810 F.3d 1283, held that electronically transmitted digital data are not "articles" under Section 337, limiting ITC jurisdiction over digital imports; rehearing en banc was denied in March 2016. In March 2019 Align and ClearCorrect settled all outstanding disputes, with a USD 35 million payment to Align, a contingent additional USD 16 million, and a five-year scanner-integration agreement with Straumann.

Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al.

ITC found violation; on appeal
Filed:
2012-05-01
Patents:6685469

Align brought an ITC enforcement proceeding under 19 C.F.R. § 210.75 to enforce the 337-TA-562 Consent Order against ClearCorrect Operating, LLC, ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd., and four individuals. The ITC found a violation of the consent order, leading to Federal Circuit appeals.

Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al.

terminated/no violation
Docket:
337-TA-562 (Enforcement Proceeding)
Filed:
2012-03-01
Terminated:
2016-09-23
Patents:6602070

Align Technology filed an enforcement proceeding against ClearCorrect and its officers to enforce the 2006 Consent Order from Inv. No. 337-TA-562. The action was directed at the '511 and '880 patents specifically, but the Consent Order included the '070 patent. The Commission ultimately found no violation and terminated the proceeding, rescinding cease-and-desist orders.

Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al.

resolved by termination agreement
Docket:
337-TA-562 (Enforcement)
Filed:
2012-03-01
Terminated:
2015-04-07

Align filed an enforcement proceeding under 19 C.F.R. § 210.75 alleging ClearCorrect and bound officers violated the 2006 consent order. The '880 and '511 patents were the basis for the enforcement complaint; the Commission found no violation, Align appealed, and the matter was resolved by an April 7, 2015 termination agreement.

Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Pakistan (Private), Ltd. et al.

terminated with finding of no violation
Docket:
337-TA-833
Filed:
2012-03-01
Terminated:
2016-09-23
Patents:6722880

Align Technology filed a Section 337 complaint against ClearCorrect entities asserting claims 1 and 3 of the '880 patent. The Commission initially found a violation, but after Federal Circuit reversal on the article requirement, the Commission rescinded the cease-and-desist orders and terminated with a finding of no violation on September 23, 2016.

Align Technology, Inc. v. U.S. International Trade Commission et al.

vacated and remanded
Docket:
2013-1240, 2013-1363
Terminated:
2014-07-18
Patents:6227850

Align appealed from the ITC enforcement proceeding relating to the 2006 consent order that included U.S. Patent No. 6,227,850. The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded, holding the ITC exceeded its authority in reviewing the ALJ's order denying termination and remanding for trial on whether former OrthoClear employees violated the Consent Order.

Align Technology, Inc. v. International Trade Commission et al.

reversed and remanded
Docket:
2013-1240, 2013-1363
Terminated:
2014-07-18

Appeal from the ITC's ClearCorrect enforcement proceeding. The Federal Circuit reversed and remanded on procedural grounds, holding the ITC exceeded its authority by reviewing an ALJ's order denying a motion to terminate. The narrative treats the '840 patent connection as family-level and unconfirmed; the enforcement dispute is described as involving the 2006 Consent Order and the '880 and '511 patents.