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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,705
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,528
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 42.0%
About

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC has a total of 1,705 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 42.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1981. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, computer technology and machines are 3SHAPE A, MATERIALISE DENTAL NV and FISKER RUNE.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Kopelman Avi 254
#2 Kuo Eric 230
#3 Chishti Muhammad 175
#4 Li Chunhua 163
#5 Wen Huafeng 119
#6 Matov Vadim 111
#7 Levin Adi 102
#8 Cheng Jihua 102
#9 Phan Loc X 97
#10 Kaza Srinivas 84

Latest patents

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US2020306012A1 Segmentation quality assessment
US2020306017A1 Various structured supports for 3d printed aligners/mouth pieces
US2020306011A1 Prediction of multiple treatment settings
WO2020191323A1 Automatic application of doctor's preferences workflow using statistical preference analysis