Announcement

November 14, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by SuperInkToner from Amazon.com

TOKYO, November 14, 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 SuperInkToner for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model HP 126A toner cartridges sold by SuperInkToner via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove SuperInkToner listings for those products, namely, SuperInkToner listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B07SX19Z9, B07SSS1HXQ, B07SVXS7Y7, B07SXV97JN, B07SXV5FCT, B07SX2H68P, B07SX1XTHZ, B07SX1KTLG, B07SX1HXG8, B07SWZW3KC, B07SWZTJFN, B07SWZKV5S, B07SWY7HNW, B07STTVRCG, B07STTVKDQ, B07STTVHGL, B07SRS89T5, B07SQPW2H1, B07SQPVMXR, B07SQPVBZ2 and B07SQPV5R2.

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