International Trade Commission February 15, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on January 11, 2006, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Align Technology, Inc. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain incremental dental positioning adjustment appliances by reason of infringement of claims 1-36, 38, 42-49, and 51-58 of U.S. Patent No. 6,685,469; claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 6,450,807; claims 1-4 of U.S. Patent No. 6,394,801; claims 21, 22, 24-30, 32-36, 38, and 39 of U.S. Patent No. 6,398,548; claims 1, 2, 4-8, 10, and 12-18 of U.S. Patent No. 6,722,880; claims 1-3, 6-8, and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 6,629,840; claims 1, 2, 9, and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,699,037; claims 1-18, 20- 23, 25, 26, and 29-38 of U.S. Patent No. 6,318,994; claims 1-22 and 28 of U.S. Patent No. 6,729,876; claims 34-56 and 59-65 of U.S. Patent No. 6,602,070; claims 1-6, 9, and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 6,471,511; and claims 1-13, 15, 16, and 18 of U.S. Patent No. 6,227,850; and also by reason of misappropriation of trade secrets, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders.