Align Technology Files Lawsuit

Align Technology, the inventor of Invisalign, a proprietary method of straightening teeth without wires and brackets, has filed a multiclaim lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court against defendants OrthoClear, OrthoClear Holdings, Muhammad Ziaullah Chishti, Bao Tran, Peter Riepenhausen, Joe Breeland, Jeff Tunnell, Christopher Kawaja and Charles Wen. Among other things, the lawsuit alleges tortious and illegal actions arising out of defendants' plan to unlawfully utilize Align's intellectual property, confidential information and employees.

Canada NewsWire (http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/February2005/03/c0372.html)