Litigation

Ormco Corporation et al. v. Align Technology, Inc.

concluded

2006-1240, 2006-1274

Terminated
2007-08-24

Patents at issue (2)

Summary

Federal Circuit appeal from the Central District of California case. The court affirmed summary judgment of noninfringement and nonenablement as to '432 claims 1, 9, and 10, reversed as to '444 claims 37–40, 45, 69 and remanded, and affirmed invalidity of '548 claims 1–3 and 11–13.

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