Announcement

January 7, 2020
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, January 7, 2020—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 Hehua Store for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CE310A, CE311A, CE312A and CE313A toner cartridges sold by Hehua Store via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove Hehua Store's listings for those products, namely, Hehua Store's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B07D4DZ7MM, B07D4F2YQG, B07D4F7XBC, B07D4F6W17, and B07D4DNZM6.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified Hehua Store's 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.