Announcement

January 30, 2020
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, January 30, 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 ZTTSHOP for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model 126A toner cartridges sold by ZTTSHOP via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove ZTTSHOP's listings for those products, namely, ZTTSHOP's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B07ZPLWXZK, B07ZPJLV3C, B07ZPL7MZK, B07ZPL5VFL and B07ZPLF8C9.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified ZTTSHOP'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.