Invisalign is an orthodontic method that moves teeth by sequentially replacing clear aligners. However, the essential point that patients should know first is not just that they are 'clear and ...

For the past decade, the cultural ideal has leaned toward teeth of uniform perfection: ultrawhite, ultrastraight, and ultrasymmetrical. When our teenage train tracks no longer cut it, we turned to ...

*The timing for attachments and disking varies by clinic. ・Which teeth to perform disking (IPR) on. *What is disking (IPR)? A procedure to create space by shaving just a tiny bit (about 0.2 to 0.5 mm ...

Walk past almost any dental clinic in Orchard Road or your local neighbourhood mall, and you are likely to come across advertisements for clear aligners. Promotional packages often highlight an ...

The European Union antitrust body said it opened an investigation into U.S. medical-device maker Align Technology to assess whether the company’s sales strategy for teeth aligner Invisalign and dental ...

For more than a decade, inter partes review has been the dominant mechanism for challenging issued U.S. patent claims. The data through May 2, 2026 show that position has collapsed. The past four ...

Mubi has struck a multi-year co-financing pact with Helsinki-based investment fund manager IPR.VC to bankroll a slate of prestige European auteur-driven films. Their partnership is kicking off with ...

Elliott Investment Management has built a significant stake in Align Technology Inc., the maker of Invisalign teeth-straightening products, according to people familiar with the matter. The activist ...

Joe Hogan sees a lot of smiles. When people ask him where he works, he responds with “Align Technology,” which inevitably prompts the follow up: “What’s that?” It’s the $12 billion company behind ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we discuss whether patent owners are better off facing post-grant challenges at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) at ...