In a case with important implications for 3D printing, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—which decides appeals in all U.S. patent cases—ruled in a dispute between tooth aligner competitors Align and ClearCorrect that the U.S. International Trade Commission cannot stop digital blueprints of physical objects from being imported into the U.S. In this article, Finnegan attorneys John F. Hornick and Carlos J. Rosario discuss the case and how it relates to 3D printing.
Previously published in 3D Printing Industry
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