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IP Activities to Contribute to Ending the Spread of COVID-19.

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May 11, 2022
INITIATIVES, SWORD & SHIELD and NO FAKES updated

News

Feb. 14, 2022

Canon U.S.A., Inc. Is Successful Against eBay Counterfeiter.

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Feb. 9, 2022

Canon U.S.A., Inc. Successfully Stops a New Method of Importing Counterfeit Goods Into the United States.

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Feb. 7, 2022

Removal of 57 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 4Q 2021(North and Central Americas).

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Feb. 7, 2022

Removal of 2,224 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 4Q 2021(Europe).

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Jan. 5, 2022

Canon ranks in the top five number of U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years, and first among Japanese companies for 17 consecutive years.

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Nov. 22, 2021

Canon Participates in JPO's Campaign to Combat Counterfeit Products.

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Oct. 29, 2021

Removal of 144 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 3Q 2021(North and Central Americas).

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Oct. 29, 2021

Removal of 3,294 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 3Q 2021(Europe).

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Jul. 29, 2021

Removal of 199 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 2Q 2021(North and Central Americas).

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Jul. 29, 2021

Removal of 4,691 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 2Q 2021(Europe).

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Apr. 27, 2021

Removal of 258 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 1Q 2021.

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Apr. 27, 2021

Removal of 4,135 Toner Cartridge Listings from Amazon Platforms in 1Q 2021.

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Mar. 10, 2021

CUSA's IP division ranked No. 1 in "Top Patent Firms" in the in-house IP category.

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Mar. 9, 2021

Filing of toner supply container-related complaints with U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC).

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Jan. 14, 2021

Canon ranks in the top five for number of U.S. patents granted for 35 consecutive years, and the first among Japanese companies for 16 consecutive years.

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News List

Intellectual Property at Canon

Our intellectual properties have been contributing to Canon's management strategy.
We talk about our IP value from the past to the future.

The Future

We work continuously on IP activities to create a better future society.

Canon IP Initiatives

Canon Intellectual Property is proactively working to take the lead in IP world to contribute to the promotion of Japanese industry and the promotion of industry all over the world.

Exchange opinions with patent offices around the world

Through meeting with patent offices around the world, Canon contributes to improvement of the operation of the global intellectual property system.

Participation as a Founding Member of the Intellectual
Property Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19

IP activities to contribute to ending the spread of COVID-19.

Leading the IP World In Measures Against PAEs

Canon established LOT network in collaboration with five companies including Google.
The LOT network protects member companies from patent litigations by PAEs.

Collaboration

By collaborating through the utilization of intellectual property, we will create new value and aim to realize Canon's corporate philosophy of kyosei ? living and working together for the common good.

IP: Our Sword, Our Shield

Our heritage drives us to vigorously enforce and defend our IP.

Anti - Counterfeit Activities

In order to protect the safety of our customers as well as the Canon brand, we act to eliminate counterfeit products by conducting investigations, raids and awareness-raising activities around the world.

World Wide Canon IP Network

All around the world colleagues from Canon Intellectual Property are active. Here we introduce some of them e and their activities.

History

We present the long history of our intellectual property activities over 85 years.