Align Technology Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against 3Shape

 Align Technology Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against 3Shape

Align Technology recently filed six patent infringement lawsuits asserting 26 patents against 3Shape A/S, a Danish corporation, and a related U.S. corporate entity.

The complaints assert that 3Shape's TRIOS intraoral scanning system and Dental System software infringe Align patents, according to an Align Technology press release.

Align filed two Section 337 complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that 3Shape violates U.S. trade laws by selling for importation and importing its infringing TRIOS intraoral scanning system and Dental System software. The complaints seek cease and desist orders and exclusion orders prohibiting the importation of the TRIOS system and Dental System software products into the U.S.

Align also filed four separate complaints in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging patent infringement by 3Shape's TRIOS and Dental System software. All district court complaints seek monetary damages and injunctive relief against further infringement.

3Shape maintains the lawsuit and infringement claims are “completely unfounded and without merit,” according to a 3Shape press release. The company plans to defend itself against the claims and to continue to develop advanced solutions for the dental industry.  

3Shape first introduced the patented TRIOS intraoral technologies in 2011.

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Source: Align Technology and 3Shape

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