SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ALGN) today filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Houston-based ClearCorrect, Inc., and various related corporate entities, asserting ClearCorrect infringes Align patents by making, offering to sell, and selling its clear aligner therapy systems. Align also filed a second lawsuit against ClearCorrect in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, alleging unlawful business practices in violation of the California Unfair Practices Act.
