Announcement

October 29, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by Copystars Dvd Duplicator Blu Ray Burners from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, October 29, 2019—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking removal of an Amazon.ca listing for certain toner cartridges sold by Copystars Dvd Duplicator Blu Ray Burners.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CB540A, CB541A, CB542A and CB543A toner cartridges sold by Copystars Dvd Duplicator Blu Ray Burners via Amazon.ca infringed Canon's Canadian Patent no. 2,635,791. Canon requested the removal of the corresponding listings for these products, namely Amazon Standard Identification Numbers B07B24TT9B, B07B2B4HLM, B07B26DQLD, B07B277Z6Y and B07B2846R9.

At the time of this announcement, products sold under the above identified listings were no longer available on Amazon.ca. Filing an infringement report with Amazon.ca is a service offered by Amazon and does not constitute an official finding of infringement. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon.

Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of others and expects others to similarly respect Canon's intellectual property rights. Canon remains committed to pursuing legal enforcement against those who do not respect Canon's intellectual property.