- MEDIUM
- Regulatory
- Tier 1
- Hard News
Appeals court revives antitrust claims against Align Technology
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Align Technology faces revived antitrust litigation over its decision to stop allowing 3Shape TRIOS scanners to integrate with Invisalign; the outcome could affect scanner choice and software interoperability for U.S. practices using these systems.
Key points
- 01
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s summary judgment on refusal-to-deal claims and returned the case to the lower court.
- 02
Align Technology terminated its interoperability agreement with 3Shape in December 2017, ending TRIOS scanner compatibility with Invisalign in the U.S. one year early.
- 03
Dentists and consumers filed class-action lawsuits alleging Align Technology engaged in monopolization after the agreement ended.
- 04
The district court granted class certification in 2023; the appeals court preserved the refusal-to-deal claims due to factual disputes.
Who should care
- Owner
- DSO
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