TOKYO, September 20, 2018—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 INKMATE for use in HP laser beam printers.
Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CF280A toner cartridges sold by INKMATE via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent Nos. 8,280,278; 8,630,564; 8,682,215; 8,688,008; and 8,676,090. Canon requested that Amazon remove INKMATE's listings for those products, namely, INKMATE's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B06XPWTQZ8, B01EN32KDE, B01EN374YY, B06XPXNCBT, B01EN44LUI, B01EN4AFB2, B01EN1X6H0, B01EN21XHE and B06XPV6B97.
At the time of this announcement, the above-identified INKMATE listings were no longer available on Amazon.com.
Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of other companies and individuals 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.
