Patent Office to review Align Technology patents in ClearCorrect spat
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office agreed to re-examine a trio of patents held by Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) after a request from rival ClearCorrect. It’s the latest stage in their long-running...
View ArticleAppeals court: ITC can’t rule on Align Tech, ClearCorrect spat
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today that the International Trade Commission has no jurisdiction in ruling on Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) patent spat with ClearCorrect. A...
View ArticleAppeals court declines en banc hearing in Align Tech-ClearCorrect spat
Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) plea for an en banc rehearing of a case against ClearCorrect over clear orthodontic liners was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. While...
View ArticleITC bows out of Align complaint against ClearCorrect, battle to play out in...
The U.S. International Trade Commission last week declined to fight for its authority to regulate data, leaving the battle between Align Technology‘s (NSDQ:ALGN) and ClearCorrect to play out in patent...
View ArticleAlign files U.K. patent suit against ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said yesterday it filed a patent infringement suit against ClearCorrect and Your Smile Direct in the UK, claiming the companies infringe patents related to its transparent...
View ArticleAlign Technology claims win in ClearCorrect patent spat
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said today that the US Patent and Trademark Office confirmed 3 patents that had been challenged by competitor and regular legal rival ClearCorrect. The confirmed patents...
View ArticleAlign Technology, ClearCorrect trade blows in patent spat
ClearCorrect and Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) both claimed victories in ongoing patent spats between the 2 related to transparent dental aligners this week. Align Technology said on Tuesday that the US...
View ArticleStraumann Group to acquire ClearCorrect for $150m
Clear orthodontic corrective device maker ClearCorrect said today it inked a deal to be acquired by Straumann Holding for approximately $150 million. The Round Rock, Texas-based orthodontic device...
View ArticleEx-Spectranetics CEO convicted of lying to the feds | Legal Roundup
Former Spectranetics (NSDQ:SPNC) CEO John Schulte faces up to 5 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines after a federal jury in Colorado convicted him on a single count of lying to federal...
View ArticleU.S. ITC to investigate Align’s overseas competitor
The U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to launch an investigation into Align Technology’s (NSDQ:ALGN) patent infringement claims against overseas competitor ClearCorrect Pakistan and a U.S....
View ArticleITC judge finds for Align Technology in overseas patent spat with ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said a judge with the International Trade Commission found that Pakistani dental device maker ClearCorrect and a U.S. affiliate infringe 7 of Align’s patents. The patents...
View ArticleAlign Technology seeks cease-and-desist against ClearCorrect
After a favorable ruling for Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) back in May, the International Trade Commission further reviewed the company’s patent infringement case against Pakistani dental device maker...
View ArticleAbiomed loses IR exec to Boston Scientific | Personnel Moves
Susan Vissers Lisa, the former director of investor relations at Abiomed (NSDQ:ABMD), was named vice president of IR at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). Apart from her most recent role at Abiomed, Lisa’s...
View ArticleITC delays ruling in Align Technology case against ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said the International Trade Commission put off the target date for completing its review of a May 2013 decision that ClearCorrect infringed patents for Align’s Invisalign...
View ArticleAlign Tech declares a ‘total win’ as federal circuit reverses ITC ruling
Dental devices maker Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) touted a Federal Circuit Court ruling issued this month, calling it a "total win for Align." The ruling overturns a 2013 decision made by the...
View ArticleMichigan judge shoots down settlement alleged by Biomet in poaching spat with...
Judge nixes alleged settlement in Stryker, Biomet poaching spat July 23, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal judge in Michigan yesterday shot down a settlement alleged by Biomet in a poaching spat with...
View ArticleAlign, ClearCorrect move to settle infringement litigation
Dental device makers Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) and ClearCorrect have moved a step closer to settling their long-standing battle over Align’s orthodontic technology. Align said the companies reached...
View ArticleAlign Tech logs a win in continued patent spat with ClearCorrect
Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) said it racked up another win in a continuing patent spat with competitive transparent orthodontic corrective device maker ClearCorrect. The San Jose, Calif.-based company...
View ArticleAppeals court: Patent board erred in Align Technology decision
A federal appeals court yesterday found that a U.S. patent board erred when it invalidated portions of a patent covering the Align Technology (NSDQ:ALGN) Invisalign orthodontic device. After an inter...
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