TOKYO, November 8, 2019—Canon today announced that it filed 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 Germany, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by xianshi yanliangqu canqiubaihuodianshanghang under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CE410A CE411A CE412A CE413A CF380A CF381A CF382A CF383A |
B07QZR38NY |
| B07R1X1F3P | ||
| B07R1X7LT4 | ||
| B07QWKQRHK | ||
| B07R18YLGV | ||
| B07QZ55TYS | ||
| B07R3SRQ3X | ||
| B07R18XSHF | ||
| B07R3GFGVR | ||
| UK | CE410A CE411A CE412A CE413A CF380A CF381A CF382A CF383A | B07QZR38NY |
| B07R1X1F3P | ||
| B07R1X7LT4 | ||
| B07QWKQRHK | ||
| B07R2LQF15 | ||
| B07R18YLGV | ||
| B07QZ55TYS | ||
| B07R3SRQ3X | ||
| B07R18XSHF | ||
| B07R3GFGVR | ||
| Italy | CC530A CC531A CC532A CC533A CE410A CE411A CE412A CE413A CF380A CF381A CF382A CF383A | B07QYVTF69 |
| B07QWNKY38 | ||
| B07QXP4K35 | ||
| B07QWS57P6 | ||
| B07QWNNHRG | ||
| B07QYQFZ44 | ||
| B07R32GJ7S | ||
| B07QZR38NY | ||
| B07R22Q6ZB | ||
| B07R1X1F3P | ||
| B07QZVMW1R | ||
| B07R1X7LT4 | ||
| B07QYRGPHL | ||
| B07QWKQRHK | ||
| B07R21HB5B | ||
| B07R2LQF15 | ||
| B07R18YLGV | ||
| B07QZ55TYS | ||
| B07R3SRQ3X | ||
| B07R18XSHF | ||
| B07R3GFGVR | ||
| Spain | CE410A CE411A CE412A CE413A CF380A CF381A CF382A CF383A | B07QZR38NY |
| B07R1X1F3P | ||
| B07R1X7LT4 | ||
| B07QWKQRHK | ||
| B07R2LQF15 | ||
| B07R18YLGV | ||
| B07QZ55TYS | ||
| B07R3SRQ3X | ||
| B07R18XSHF | ||
| B07R3GFGVR |
Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge models and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing and a non-OEM force receiving device according to claim 1 of EP '289. Furthermore, they comprise an elastic portion according to claim 2 of EP '289.
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.