Align Technology, Inc. v. ClearCorrect Operating, LLC
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August 22, 2018
PTAB Wrongly Axed Part Of Invisalign Patent, Fed. Circ. Says
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday sent back a decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that invalidated some claims of an Align Technology patent on the Invisalign teeth-straightening system, ruling that the board failed to show how a prior patent explained how to make personalized plastic molds to straighten teeth.
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August 06, 2018
Dental Cos. Look to Straighten Patent Row In Fed. Circ.
The inventor of the Invisalign clear teeth-straightening system Monday sought to revive parts of a patent underlying the technology, telling a Federal Circuit appellate panel that the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board erred when it invalidated key parts of the patent as obvious.