Announcement

August 26, 2019
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, August 26, 2019—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 HOBBYUNION for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model HP 126A toner cartridges sold by HOBBYUNION via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove HOBBYUNION listings for those products, namely, HOBBYUNION listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs")

B07RYTTNK8, B07S1SHGF4, B07S1V1FZ5, B07S1SS82V, B07RXQS61R, B07S1SMF8C, B07S1T83BF, B07S1SS6V9, B07RYTVPJP, B07S1T3566, B07S1SG7LX, B07S1TDXPB, B07S1T2Z1D, B07RZR94M3, B07S1SBG6S, B07S1T7CH2, B07RYSQ3DW, B07S1STZDT, B07RYSL3QW, B07RZS5GRH, B07S1V6ZLJ, B07S1SZND2, B07S1SVZN5, B07RZSN2HV, B07RYTW8GR and B07RYTTNXN.

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