Announcement

August 20, 2020
Canon Inc.

Canon Requests Removal of Toner Cartridge offered by GAOPF1 from Amazon.ca

TOKYO, August 20, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking the removal of an Amazon.ca listing for certain toner cartridges sold by GAOPF1.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CF380A, CF381A, CF382A and CF383A toner cartridges sold by GAOPF1 via Amazon.ca infringed Canon's Canadian Patent no. 2,635,791. Canon requested the removal of the corresponding listings for these products, having Amazon Standard Identification Numbers B07R9KBMWP, B07R8KGCKN, B07R5DPWXX, B07R9MHZ2S, B07R5DRNQQ, B07VSBQBGG, B07VSBR5TV, B07VQ459H6 and B07VR83TSD.

At the time of this announcement, the above identified listings were no longer available on Amazon.ca. Filing an infringement report with Amazon.ca is a service offered by Amazon and does not constitute an official finding of infringement. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon.

Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of others 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.