Announcement

March 27, 2019
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, March 27, 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 Quicktoner for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's Report Infringement Forms alleged that certain model CE255X toner cartridges sold by Quicktoner 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 Quicktoner's listings for this product, namely, Quicktoner's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B01MT9WC62, B01N2385R6, B07JK5HTBG, B01MS88YRM, B01N5Q6E7I, B01N238506, B07JK4TXF1, B07JK4MY4W and B01VBVKADX.

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