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Canon Reports Tally of Latest Amazon Toner-Takedowns

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Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that in the second quarter of 2023, it used the Amazon reporting tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove unauthorized third-party toner cartridges from the Amazon ecommerce website.

Europe

At Canon’s request, Amazon removed 739 third-cartridge toner listings from the Amazon ecommerce sites for Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, and Belgium. Canon also noted that it expanded its activities to Amazon for Sweden, Poland and Belgium in the second quarter of 2023.

Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, and Belgium is 31,855. The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors that Canon believes infringed one or more of its European Patent No. 2 087 407, European Patent No. 2 137 577, European Patent No. 1 977 289, European Patent No. 3 470 931, and European Patent No. 3 270 230.

Country Number of removed listings
Germany 117
Italy 118
Spain 101
United Kingdom 70
France 111
The Netherlands 118
Sweden 66
Poland 69
Belgium 8

Canon noted that the “Amazon Reporting Tool” is a service offered by Amazon and does not encompass any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent.

Americas

Canon also reported that in the second quarter of 2023, it used the Amazon reporting Tool to report infringement based on 214 listings, all of which have now been removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States is 3,775. The listings offered third-party laser printer toner cartridges from vendors that Canon believes infringed one or more of its U.S. Patent No. 8,280,278, U.S. Patent No. 8,630,564, U.S. Patent No. 8,682,215, U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008, U.S. Patent No. 8,676,090, U.S. Patent No. 8,588,646, U.S. Patent No. 9,581,958, U.S. Patent No.11,169,483, U.S. Patent No.11,156,954, U.S. Pat. No. 11,199,807, U.S. Pat. No. 11,314,199, Canadian Patent No. 2,635,791, Canadian Patent No. 2,910,527, Mexican Patent No. 308881, and Mexican Patent No. 317598.

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