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ITC Section 337 investigation instituted Feb. 15, 2006, on Align's complaint against OrthoClear, Inc. et al. Asserted claims included U.S. 6,398,548 claims 21, 22, 24-30, 32-36, 38, and 39, along with numerous other Align patents and trade-secret claims; terminated by consent order implementing the Align-OrthoClear global settlement.
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 sued SmileCareClub, Sharper Image, and Brookstone in N.D. Cal., asserting U.S. Patent No. 6,227,850 as one of fourteen Align patents along with false advertising and unfair competition claims. The final disposition of the case, including as to the '850 patent, was not confirmed in the narrative.
Align sued 3Shape entities in the District of Delaware, initially asserting U.S. Patent No. 6,227,850 as one of six pleaded patents. The '850 patent was not carried forward, and the currently asserted patents in the related dispute included U.S. Patent Nos. 9,566,132; 8,545,221; 8,092,215; 7,065,115; and 8,734,149; the final disposition as to the '850 patent was not confirmed.