Announcement

November 27, 2018
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, November 27, 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 Vision Supplies for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model HP 126A toner cartridges sold by Vision Supplies via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove Vision Supplies' listings for those products, namely, Vision Supplies' listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B00ARLFYSU, B00ARLFZBQ, B00ARLFY9Y, B00ARLG08S, B00ARLG1C8, B00ARLFWNM, B00ARLG0O2, B00ARLFZSY, B00ARLFXAY and B00ARLFXQI.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified Vision Supplies 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.