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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CE505X CF280A | B07DNCZG2C |
| B07F86VTKK | ||
| B07F82P9HS | ||
| B07F82322B | ||
| B07F817D36 | ||
| B07F7ZT88H | ||
| UK | CE505A CF280A CF280X | B07DNCZG2C |
| B07F86VTKK | ||
| B07F82P9HS | ||
| B07F82322B | ||
| B07F817D36 | ||
| B07F7ZT88H | ||
| B07DNDP27P | ||
| B07DNDNKN6 | ||
| Italy | CE505X | B07F86VTKK |
| B07F82P9HS | ||
| B07F82322B | ||
| B07F817D36 | ||
| B07F7ZT88H | ||
| Spain | CE505A/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.
