Announcement

October 2, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by VENUE DESIGN & CONSULTING SRL-D via Amazon

TOKYO, October 2, 2019—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 2087407 ("EP '407") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by VENUE DESIGN & CONSULTING SRL-D under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers):

Country Cartridge model ASIN
GermanyCE505X
CF280A
B07DNCZG2C
B07F86VTKK
B07F82P9HS
B07F82322B
B07F817D36
B07F7ZT88H
UKCE505A
CF280A
CF280X
B07DNCZG2C
B07F86VTKK
B07F82P9HS
B07F82322B
B07F817D36
B07F7ZT88H
B07DNDP27P
B07DNDNKN6
ItalyCE505XB07F86VTKK
B07F82P9HS
B07F82322B
B07F817D36
B07F7ZT88H
SpainCE505A/CF280A
CE505X/CF280X
B07FGXNKRN
B07DNF2HCX

Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model CE505A, CE505X, CF280A and CF280X and provide inter alia a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.

Filing a Report Infringement Form with Amazon is a service offered by Amazon and doesn't comprise any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon. Amazon informed the vendor about the takedown and the vendor may object to it.