Announcement

December 16, 2019
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by Mal-ll from Amazon.com

TOKYO, December 16 , 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 Mal-ll for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CF258A toner cartridges sold by Mal-ll via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent Nos. 8,280,278; 8,630,564; 8,682,215; and 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove Mal-ll's listings for those products, namely, Mal-ll's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B07XYL5HTN, B07ZBHVHKX, B07Z259CG1 and B07Z86NJ96.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified Mal-ll listing was 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.