================================================================================ 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) July 25, 2006 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-32259 94-3267295 ------------ ------------------- (Commission (IRS Employer File Number) Identification No.) 881 Martin Avenue, Santa Clara, California 95050 ------------------------------------------ ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (408) 470-1000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ================================================================================ ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS On August 7, 2006, Align Technology, Inc. ("Align") announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued official actions in Reexamination proceedings relating to Align's US Patent Nos. 6,309,215 and 6,217,325. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release of Align Technology, Inc. dated August 7, 2006 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: August 7, 2006 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. By: /s/ Roger E. George --------------------------------- Roger E. George Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs and General Counsel INDEX TO EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release of Align Technology, Inc. dated August 7, 2006