Align Technology backs out of patent infringement cases against 3Shape
Copenhagen, October 21, 2020 – On October 19, 2020, apparently recognizing that its litigation strategy against 3Shape in Delaware was not working, Align Technology asked that the entire District Court case DC 1649 be dismissed, along with a patent from the DC 1950 case, thereby giving up its previous assertion of a total of 8 patents against 3Shape in the Delaware litigations. “While we are pleased that Align has backed out of a patent infringement case, their actions clearly show a continued policy of trying to suppress competitors through litigation attacks whether they have merit or