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) February 17, 2009
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-32259 94-3267295
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer 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 February 17, 2009, Align Technology, Inc. (the "Company") filed a press
release responding to litigation filed by ClearCorrect against the Company in
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston
Division. A copy of the press release issued by the Company on February 18, 2009
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
99.1 Press Release issued February 18, 2009
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: February 18, 2009 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ Roger E. George
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Roger E. George
Vice President, Legal and Corporate
Affairs, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release issued February 18, 2009