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Canon Requests Amazon to Remove Multiple Third-Party Toner Cartridges

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Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today reported that it’s requested Amazon to remove multiple third-party toner cartridges designed for use with HP laser printers from the Amazon ecommerce website.

In the first case, Canon filed a Report Infringement Form with Amazon Italy based on the alleged use of claim 1 and 25 of the Italian portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 2 087 407 regarding the cartridge model “CF280X” offered by SOS Promoting di Anastasio Gianfranco under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B076X3HW85, B01N287HNT, B00JA9KEQ2, B01NAJ5JMR and B00BHYBUWK. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model CF280X and provide inter alia a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.

In the second case, Canon filed a Report Infringement Form with Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claim 1 and 25 of the Spanish portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 2 087 407 regarding the cartridge model “CF226X” offered by Oscar Lopez Tena under the ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B01GG565RO. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective product. This product is compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model CF226X and provides inter alia a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.

In the third case, Canon filed a Report Infringement Form with Amazon.co.uk based on the alleged use of claim 1 and 25 of the UK portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 2 087 407 regarding the cartridge model “CF280X” offered by My Tech di Fiorellino Franco under the ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B01BX29Y46. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective product. This product is compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model CF280X and provides inter alia a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.

In all three cases, Canon noted that filing a Report Infringement Form with Amazon is a service offered by Amazon and does not comprise any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon. Amazon informed the vendors about the take-downs and the vendors may object to it.

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