Announcement

March 22, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by Omage from Amazon.com

TOKYO, March 22, 2019—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by Omage for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's Report Infringement Forms alleged that certain model CE505A and CF226A toner cartridges sold by Omage 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 Omage's listings for this product, namely, Omage's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B002GF11WS, B074WJ9BY1, B074ZQM1VR, B0752VQMJ3, B075314PYY, B0752WFNP7 and B0752W8P3S.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified Omage 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.