9th Circuit revives antitrust suit over Invisalign

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit found a California federal court improperly granted summary judgment in favor of the company behind Invisalign and the handheld intraoral scanner iTero, which allegedly aimed to “monopolize the aligner and scanner markets” by terminating its interoperability agreement with TRIOS, a competing scanner. The plaintiffs presented a prima facie case challenging the Invisalign firm’s interoperability termination and whether it had a “procompetitive, nonpretextual business justification for its refusal to deal.”Read the ruling here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads