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Canon announces conclusion of toner cartridge patent lawsuit in the U.S.

TOKYO, May 27, 2020—Canon today announced the conclusion of a patent infringement dispute with LD Products, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, concerning toner cartridges sold for use in various models of Canon and HP laser beam printers.

Partial extension of temporary suspension of operations at Canon Inc. headquarters and certain offices (Updated: May 29, 2020)

TOKYO, May 8, 2020—Canon Inc., in an effort to protect the health of our employees and their families, neighboring families and businesses, as well as customers and business partners, and to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has gradually implemented a temporary and partial suspension of operations at our headquarters and certain offices in Japan since April 7.

Notice Regarding Change of Executive Management

At the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 1, 2020, Canon Inc. has approved a change of its Executive Management as follows.

Canon becomes a founding member of intellectual property partnership to combat spread of COVID-19

Announcement Regarding CAFC Decision

Federal Circuit Affirms U.S. International Trade Commission's Noninfringement Determination

Temporary suspension of operations at Canon Inc. headquarters and certain offices (Updated: May 4, 2020)

TOKYO, April 6, 2020—The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to rapidly spread throughout Tokyo and other large urban areas. Amid this situation, our highest priorities are to protect the health of our employees and their families, neighboring families and businesses, as well as customers and business partners, and to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Therefore, Canon Inc. announces that the following offices will temporarily suspend operations.

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Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by StarTech Office Supplies from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, April 2, 2020—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 StarTech Office Supplies.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by NEWYORKTONER from Amazon.com

TOKYO, April 2, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by NEWYORKTONER for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by yangquanshi chengquliupingshangdian via Amazon

TOKYO, April 2, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by yangquanshi chengquliupingshangdian Limited under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2019

TOKYO, March 30, 2020—Canon Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: CAJ) today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2019. The annual report on Form 20-F, which contains the Company's complete audited financial statements, can be accessed from the Company's website at:

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Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Pro-autoparts from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 24, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Pro-autoparts for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by tonerworld aus from Amazon Australia

TOKYO, March 24, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that it filed a Report Infringement Form with Amazon.com.au based on the alleged infringement of claim 28 of Canon's Australian Patent Number AU2007205464 regarding the cartridge models CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CB540A, CB541A, CB542A and CB543A offered by tonerworld aus under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) B07JKX9L6Q and B07JKXW3DY.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by Soldcrazy Germany Distribution GmbH from Amazon.de

TOKYO, March 24, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German portion of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding the cartridge models CE410X, CE411A, CE412A and CE413A offered by Soldcrazy Germany Distribution GmbH under the ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B07QTK92H5. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with CE410X, CE411A, CE412A and CE413A and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing and a non-OEM force receiving device according to claim 1 of EP '289. Furthermore, they comprise an elastic portion according to claim 2 of EP '289.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by tonercreek from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 17, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by tonercreek for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by SCH ENTERPRISES LIMITED via Amazon

TOKYO, March 17, 2020—Canon announced today that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by SCH ENTERPRISES LIMITED under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by OFFICEWORLD_TEC from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 17, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by OFFICEWORLD_TEC for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridges offered by Ink Dog from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, March 12, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking removal of Amazon.ca listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Ink Dog.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by NineLeafToner from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 12, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by NineLeafToner for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by TG Imaging from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 12, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by TG Imaging for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by WuTaiXianYunFeiYangBanGongYongPinJingYingBu via Amazon

TOKYO, March 5, 2020—Canon announced today that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de and Amazon.it based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German and Italian portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by WuTaiXianYunFeiYangBanGongYongPinJingYingBu under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Innature from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 5, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Innature for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Northland Wholesale from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 5, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Northland Wholesale for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Renewable Toner from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 28, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Renewable Toner for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by JARBO from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 28, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by JARBO for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by InkBoss from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 28, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by InkBoss for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by AliToner from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 21, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by AliToner for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by AB Volts from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 21, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by AB Volts for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Oyat Ink from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 21, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Oyat Ink for use in HP laser beam printers.

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Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Smart Gadget USA from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 10, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Smart Gadget USA for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by TRIPLE BEST from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 10, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by TRIPLE BEST for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by Forlei from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, February 10, 2020—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 Forlei.

Canon announces conclusion of dispute with Bublat GmbH & Co. KG and its managing directors

TOKYO, February 7, 2020—Canon today announces that it signed a settlement agreement with Bublat GmbH & Co. KG and its managing directors in order to resolve their patent dispute regarding Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 B1 ("EP '289"). The matter at issue concerns the offering and distribution of certain laser toner cartridges by Bublat GmbH & Co. KG, via, for example, www.amazon.de and www.druckerpatronenexpress.de. The settlement agreement inter alia includes a Europe-wide cease-and-desist declaration, whereupon Bublat GmbH & Co. KG and its managing directors are prohibited from making, offering, putting into circulation and/or importing and/or possessing certain laser toner cartridges that infringe claim 1 and 2 of EP '289 in all countries where EP 1 977 '289 B1 is valid and in force.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by Ecshub from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, February 7, 2020—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 Ecshub.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by zhongshancaipin from Amazon.com

TOKYO, February 7, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by zhongshancaipin for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's activities lead to the removal of 80 listings from Amazon in Australia

TOKYO, January 31, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that in about the fourth quarter of 2019, it has used the Amazon Reporting Tool^* and/or letters of inquiry to successfully remove 80 listings from Amazon in Australia. Since September 2019, the total number of listings removed is 88. The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges which Canon believes infringed one or more of Australian Patent Nos. 2014208277 and 2007205464.

Canon's activities lead to the removal of 243 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Turkey

TOKYO, January 31, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that in the fourth quarter of 2019, it has used the Amazon Reporting Tool^*, letters of inquiry, and/or information letters to successfully remove 243 listings^** from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Turkey. Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed is 4,087^**. The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors which Canon believes infringed one or more of European Patent No. 2 087 407 and European Patent No. 1 977 289.

647 listings removed from Amazon in Canada and the United States of America after Canon files infringement reports

TOKYO, January 31, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that in the fourth quarter of 2019, it has used Amazon takedown procedures to report infringement based on 647 listings^*, all of which now have been removed from Amazon in Canada and the United States of America. Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed is 1169^*. The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors which Canon believes infringed one or more of 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. Pat. No. 9,581,958, Canadian Patent No. 2,635,791 and Canadian Patent No. 2,910,527.

Canon donates X-ray CT diagnosis system to the City of Wuhan, China in response to spread of Novel Coronavirus

TOKYO, January 30, 2020—Currently, the Novel Coronavirus continues to spread from the City of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, to other locations throughout the world.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Smart Print Supplies from Amazon.com

TOKYO, January 30, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Smart Print Supplies for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by ZTTSHOP from Amazon.com

TOKYO, January 30, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by ZTTSHOP for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by taiyuan junbosi shangmaoyouxiangongsi via Amazon

TOKYO, January 30, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Germany, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by taiyuan junbosi shangmaoyouxiangongsi under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

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Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by taiyuanshi jiancaopingqu lirenfangfuzhuangdian via Amazon

TOKYO, January 22, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that the company filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Germany, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by taiyuanshi jiancaopingqu lirenfangfuzhuangdian under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by Daniel Kunze via Amazon

TOKYO, January 22, 2020—Canon today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by Daniel Kunze under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Euphorio from Amazon.com

TOKYO, January 22, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Euphorio for use in HP laser beam printers.

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Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by Dama Service Industry srl via Amazon

TOKYO, January 14, 2020—Canon today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by Dama Service Industry srl under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by xianshi yanliangqucanranbaihuoshanghang via Amazon

TOKYO, January 14, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by xianshi yanliangqucanranbaihuoshanghang under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of drum unit offered by N&J Inkjet Ltd from Amazon UK

TOKYO, January 14, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of a Report Infringement Form with Amazon UK based on the alleged use of claim 1 of the UK portion of Canon's European Patent EP 2 087 407 regarding the drum unit model "CE505A" offered by N&J Inkjet Ltd under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) B00MWV9S3K, B00MWV8UYI, and B00MWV7ZZ8. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products.

Canon's A3 imageRUNNER ADVANCE Lineup is Named 2020 Copier MFP Line of the Year by Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab

MELVILLE, NY, January 8, 2020 – Highlighting the company's commitment to meeting business needs through its array of best-in-class products, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce it has been recognized as the 2020 Copier MFP Line of the Year from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab. This accolade recognizes Canon for its award-winning A3 imageRUNNER ADVANCE lineup which is deemed best overall based on rigorous laboratory evaluations administered by Buyers Lab.

Canon places top five in U.S. patent rankings for 34 years running and first among Japanese companies for 15 years running

TOKYO, January 7, 2020—Canon Inc. ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2019, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 34 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. What's more, Canon once again ranked first among Japanese companies.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by SIA "Solution" via Amazon

TOKYO, January 7, 2020—Canon today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Germany, and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by SIA "Solution" under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by M&F Shop from Amazon.com

TOKYO, January 7, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by M&F Shop for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Hehua Store from Amazon.com

TOKYO, January 7, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Hehua Store for use in HP laser beam printers.