Announcement

November 16, 2020
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, November 16, 2020—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking the removal of Amazon.com listing for certain toner cartridges sold by MORECOLORFUL for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CE410A, CE411A, CE412A and CE413X toner cartridges sold by MORECOLORFUL via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,588,646. Canon requested that Amazon remove MORECOLORFUL's listing for those products, namely, MORECOLORFUL's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Number ("ASIN") B07TYHLZXC.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified MORECOLORFUL 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.