Announcement

September 3, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by Douglas Inks from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, September 3, 2019—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking removal of an Amazon.ca listing for certain toner cartridges sold by Douglas Inks.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CC530A, CC531A, CC532A and CC533A toner cartridges sold by Douglas Inks via Amazon.ca infringed Canon's Canadian Patent no. 2,635,791. Canon requested the removal of the corresponding listings for these products, namely, Amazon Standard Identification Numbers B07LFM4G1L, B07LFLSN9W, B07LFLCLVF, B07LFLP8DC, B07LFLJHC9, B07LFN43DR, B07LFLVY49, B07LFLQDZY B07LFLX4MZ and B07LFLDJ7L.

At the time of this announcement, products sold under the above identified listings were no longer available on Amazon.ca. Filing an infringement report with Amazon.ca is a service offered by Amazon and does not constitute an official finding of infringement. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon.

Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of others 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.