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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Laks Gil   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC [ALGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, International (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC., 881 MARTIN AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2009 (Street) SANTA CLARA, CA 95050 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/20/2009 02/20/2009 C   3,438 A $ 0 11,262 (1) D   Common Stock 02/20/2009 02/20/2009 F   1,082 D $ 7.81 10,180 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0.0001 (2)

02/20/2009

02/20/2009

C

3,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

9,000

D

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0.0001 (2)

02/20/2009

02/20/2009

C

438

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

438

$ 0

3,500

D

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0.0001 (2)

02/20/2009

02/20/2009

A

10,083

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

10,083

$ 0

10,083

D

Right to Buy (Common Stock)

$ 7.81

02/20/2009

02/20/2009

A

30,250

02/20/2010(6)

02/20/2019

Common Stock

30,250

$ 0

30,250

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Laks Gil C/O ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC. 881 MARTIN AVE. SANTA CLARA, CA 95050			VP, International

Signatures

Roger E. George Atty-in-Fact for Gil Laks		02/23/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 2,373 shares acquired pursuant to the ALGN ESPP on January 31, 2009
(2)	Represents par value of ALGN common stock
(3)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2008 became vested on February 20, 2009 and shares were delivered to the reporting person on that date. The restricted stock unit will continue to vest quarterly and vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each vest date.
(4)	1/16th of the restricted stock unit granted on February 20, 2007 became vested on February 20, 2009 and shares were delivered to the reporting person on that date. The restricted stock unit will continue to vest quarterly and vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each vest date.
(5)	1/4th of the restricted stock unit will vest one year after the date of grant and 1/4th of the restricted stock unit will vest each year thereafter on the anniversary of the date of grant. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on each vest date.
(6)	1/4th of the shares subject to the option shall vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant, and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested each month thereafter.

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