Align Technology, Inc. has filed six patent infringement lawsuits asserting 26 patents against 3Shape.
Align filed two Section 337 complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that 3Shape violates U.S. trade laws by “selling for importation and importing its infringing Trios intraoral scanners, OrthoAnalyzer and Dental System software,” according to their press release.
Align’s twenty-six patents asserted against 3Shape are:
| Patent No. | Title | ||
| 9,615,901 | Method and apparatus for imaging three-dimensional structure | ||
| 9,566,132 | Smile Designer | ||
| 9,510,757 | Identification of areas of interest during intraoral scans | ||
| 9,451,873 | Automatic selection and locking of intraoral images | ||
| 9,427,916 | Method for preparing a physical plaster model | ||
| 9,299,192 | Methods and systems for creating and interacting with three dimensional virtual models | ||
| 9,101,433 | Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,845,330 | Method for preparing a physical plaster model | ||
| 8,734,149 | Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template | ||
| 8,675,207 | Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,638,448 | Method and apparatus for imaging three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,638,447 | Method and apparatus for imaging three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,545,221 | Smile Designer | ||
| 8,454,364 | Method for preparing a physical plaster model | ||
| 8,451,456 | Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,363,228 | Method and apparatus for colour imaging a three-dimensional structure | ||
| 8,092,215 | Smile Designer | ||
| 7,112,065 | Method for defining a finish line of a dental prosthesis | ||
| 7,092,107 | Method and apparatus for imaging three-dimensional structure | ||
| 7,056,115 | Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template | ||
| 6,948,931 | Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatment | ||
| 6,845,175 | Dental image processing method and system | ||
| 6,685,470 | Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatment | ||
| 6,514,074 | Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival | ||
| 6,334,853 | Method for obtaining a dental occlusion map | ||
| 6,227,850 | Teeth viewing system |
With sources from marketwired.
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