Short Summary
Align Technology seeks Director review to vacate the institution of IPR2025-00817 against its intraoral scanner patent. The petitioner’s earlier trial‑date projection is shown to be inaccurate, the cited prior art does not teach the claimed limitation, and the petitioner failed to disclose all foreign real parties in interest.
Detailed Summary
In IPR2025-00817, Align Technology challenges the Board’s decision to institute review of U.S. Patent No. 10,791,936 covering composite models from intraoral scans. The petitioner, ClearCorrect Operating, LLC, argued that a district‑court trial would not occur until November 2027, a premise the Director relied on to deny discretionary denial under Fintiv. Subsequent court filings reveal a hard trial date of June 22, 2026, rendering the Fintiv analysis favorable to denial. Moreover, the Board’s reliance on Boerjes and Geng references is misplaced because neither reference discloses the required “stitching together before‑and‑after models” limitation. Finally, the petitioner failed to identify all real parties in interest, including Bay Materials and foreign affiliates, violating 35 U.S.C. §312(a)(2) and recent Corning precedent. Align Technology requests the Director vacate the institution.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. vs Align Technology, Inc. is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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