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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001097149-22-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALGN"
cik: "0001097149"
company_name: "ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T10:29:42.607942+00:00"
event_type: "litigation"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Align Technology settles patent and antitrust litigation with 3Shape A/S

## Summary
- Settlement resolves litigation that began in November 2017 involving patent and antitrust claims.
- Patent infringement cases were in District of Delaware and Eastern District of Texas; 3Shape had an antitrust claim.
- Terms are confidential; settlement not expected to materially affect Align's operations or financial results.
- Invisalign customers may continue using certain 3Shape Trios scanners for case submissions outside US, China, Japan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001097149-22-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALGN
- cik: 0001097149
- company_name: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: litigation
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714922000007/0001097149-22-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714922000007/algn-20220207.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001097149-22-000007.txt

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