Align Technology Profile

Align Technology Patent Grants

Three-dimensional dental model segmentation quality assessment

Patent Number 12657707 - June 16, 2026

Provided herein are apparatuses (e.g., systems) and methods for automatically assessing a segmented 3D dental model. The segmented 3D dental…

Estimating a surface texture of a tooth

Patent Number 12648699 - June 9, 2026

Embodiments for estimating a surface texture of a tooth are described herein. One method embodiment includes collecting a sequence of images…

Patterned dental positioning appliances

Patent Number 12648834 - June 9, 2026

Patterned dental positioning appliances including a shell having cavities shaped to receive and exert repositioning forces on one or more…

Treatment parameter estimation using orthognathic information

Patent Number 12651671 - June 9, 2026

A method includes receiving a) orthognathic patient data comprising information representing an initial state of a patient and b) plurality of…

Palatal expansion appliances and methods of producing and using the same

Patent Number 12642626 - June 2, 2026

The present disclosure provides multi-material orthodontic appliances useful for expanding a palate or arch of a patient, and, in some case,…

Align Technology Patent Applications

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITALLY MODELING ARTICULATION

Application Number 20260114967 - April 30, 2026

Systems for modeling a digital articulator may include a processor in electronic communication with an extraoral imaging device and an…

Systems and Methods for Laterally Offset Aligner Hooks

Application Number 20260096869 - April 9, 2026

A method of designing a patient removable tooth positioning appliance may include receiving a digital representation of teeth of the patient…

PATIENT SPECIFIC APPLIANCES

Application Number 20260083531 - March 26, 2026

A dental device may include a body having first tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of a first side of an arch of a patient. The…

DENTAL ATTACHMENT POSITIONING DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

Application Number 20260076778 - March 19, 2026

A dental attachment positioning device may include a plurality of registration elements. The registration elements may include a tooth…

TREATMENT BASED INTELLIGENT PHOTO GUIDANCE FOR DENTITION CAPTURE

Application Number 20260039949 - February 5, 2026

A system for treatment-based photo guidance for acquiring images of a patient's teeth may include one or more processors and memory. The…

Align Technology Federal District Court Decisions

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

**FILED IN ERROR, SEE 370 ** ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER (vclc3, COURT…

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023.…

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR VOGT. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed…

Align Technology, Inc. v. SmileDirectClub, LLC et al

California Northern District Court - November 7, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 11/14/2023. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 11/7/2023. (vla, COURT STAFF) (Filed on…

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California Northern District Court - June 12, 2023

STIPULATION AND ORDER re STIPULATION REGARDING THIRD PARTY SUBPOENA TO NONPARTY ORTHOFI, INC. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson…

Align Technology State Court Decisions

DENTAL MONITORING SAS v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

United States U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit - July 7, 2026

Densys Ltd. v. Align Technology Inc.

Delaware Delaware District Court - May 29, 2026

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Gregory B. Williams on 5/29/2026. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-00768-GBW, 1:25-cv-00769-GBW(lnb)

Snow v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - May 28, 2025

ORDER Granting Preliminary Approval. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 5/28/25. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2025)

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

**FILED IN ERROR, SEE 370 ** ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER (vclc3, COURT…

Simon and Simon, PC v. Align Technology, Inc.

California California Northern District Court - November 29, 2023

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLASS CERTIFICATION; DENYING EXCLUSION OF DR SINGER. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 11/29/2023.…

Align Technology Federal Appellate Court Decisions

DENTAL MONITORING SAS v. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - July 7, 2026

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. CLEARCORRECT OPERATING, LLC

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - August 22, 2018

CITY OF DEARBORN HEIGHTS P&FRS V. ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - May 5, 2017

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. v. ITC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - November 12, 2015