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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 30, 2006
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 0-32259 94-3267295
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
881 Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, California 95050
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 470-1000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On August 31, 2006, Align Technology, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit ("CAFC") has declared two out of a total of seventy-one claims in the
Company's US Patent No. 6,398,548 and four out of a total of ten claims in US
Patent No. 6,544,611 to be invalid as "obvious". The CAFC's decision reverses an
earlier decision of the United States District Court for the Central District,
Orange County Division that upheld the validity of these claims in a patent
infringement suit between Ormco Corporation and the Company. A full text of the
press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release of Align Technology, Inc. dated August 31, 2006
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 31, 2006 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Roger E. George
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Roger E. George
Vice President of Corporate and
Legal Affairs and General Counsel
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release of Align Technology, Inc. dated August 31, 2006