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 Smart Print Supplies for use in HP laser beam printers.
Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CF210X, CF211A, CF212A, and CF213A toner cartridges sold by Smart Print Supplies via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,588,646. Canon requested that Amazon remove Smart Print Supplies' listings for those products, namely, Smart Print Supplies' listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B078SKQ8LS, B078K693KL, B078SK629S, B078JVDYKX, B078SL73J7, B078K7566R, B078JYVKH5, B07BND8NNJ, B078SLYCHS, B078SLPZ9R, B078SK3FM4, B078SLN87X, B078SMGSTT, B078SMBVDB, B078JYSTG3, B078SLGD2C, B078SLGCX7, B078SKK2DS, B078SKPZ3S, B078SKNNZ7, B078SL81B5, B078SLRS1R, B078SLFZXB and B078SLZ3NB.
At the time of this announcement, the above-identified Smart Print Supplies' 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.
