TOKYO, December 17, 2020—Canon announces today that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.it and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by xianshi yanliangqu canqiubaihuodianshanghang ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | CE320A, CE321A, CE322A, CE323A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CB540A, CB541A, CB542A, CB543A, CE410A, CE412A, CE413A | B0838GL1WL , B07Y7BRB9B, B07Y7C85CK, B07Y7CY76N, B07Y7CGLVL, B07Y7CJL2D, B07Y7C4PVK, B07Y7BXLFB, B07Y7BR67N, B07Y7BX64D, B07Y7C2F66, B07Y7BTZZZ, B07Y7C426L, B07Y7D2G5F, B07Y76PT7T, B07Y7CP8T5, B07Y7CCFY1, B07Y7BZY78, B07PRG8K4V, B07PP64BK9, B07PQBWRVR |
| Germany | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, CF380A, CF380X, CF381A, CF382A, CF383A, CF210A, CF211A, CF212A, CF213A, CB540A, CB541A, CB542A, CB543A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B07Y7DCBNC, B083BV1YG3, B083BSRZ5X, B07Y7C6QF9, B07Y5GKVGD, B081XC77XS, B07Y7CF8RZ, B07ZV34DMK, B07Y7BMTZY, B081X39HPW, B07Y7CM5BQ, B07Y7BVNZZ, B07ZV25MHS, B07Y7C6NTJ, B081X4NWZV, B07Y7BZJ7B, B07Y7CQFPC, B07ZV2V1T3, B07Y7C26VC, B081WW66FR, B07Y7C1PC5, B07Y7D2245, B07ZV26PHS, B07Y7DC2Z4, B07Y7BZYHH, B07Y7BX64H, B07Y7CBBJR, B07Y7DRQ6K, B07Y7D16NB, B07Y7C4PVH, B07Y7D4157, B08342QH9B, B07R2FMWN4, B07R1W41JP, B07R3TWZGX, B07QXY69HJ, B07YV6JYFL, B081X6PT9R, B07R3T9YGH, B07R2NC78Q, B07R18YJB9, B07QXZMR1, B07R157MT7, B07YV6QRVP, B081X8F8DX, B07R3C5574, B07R18C1FY, B07QZR51YB, B07R15941Q, B07YV6FBTY, B081X6M3W9, B07R3T6QZQ, B07R3H5DV6, B07QVKHHX5, B07QXZ6H6C, B07QXJR8D4, B07YV6Z819, B081WXTF7C, B07R3FGFCR, B07R3C4XKX, B07PQBD85W, B07PQB6CSX, B07NJ14XVV, B07PQBFBD5 , B07Y7BRB9B, B07Y7D2868, B07Y7C8XRY, B07Y7BZFKX, B07Y7CTDY7, B07Y7CBBJL, B07Y7C85CK, B08332MS15, B083NVRLH6, B07R3YNBY4, B083NW9RSS, B07QXJRT2L, B083NVQJST, B081ZSRLF7, B081WVB4MG, B07ZRNT75Q, B07R3HKVC3, B07QXJP1DS, B081ZS8HCS, B081WT447N, B07ZRPSN62, B07R3XG61F, B07QXJR8SY, B081ZT3PNB, B081XDDTZY, B07ZRQY1D7, B07R3HYPMS, B07QZR5D2M, B081ZSQKK5, B081WY8ZDL, B07ZRNR3TV, B07R3VCV9S, B07QXJQSGL |
| Spain | CB540A, CB541A, CB542A, CB543A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A | B07PQB4FWW, B07Y7BRB9B, B07Y7C85CK, B07PQCK6D6, B07Y7D7KC7 |
Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge models and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing and a non-OEM force receiving device according to claim 1 of EP '289. Furthermore, they comprise an elastic portion according to claim 2 of EP '289.
Filing a Report Infringement Form with Amazon is a service offered by Amazon and doesn't comprise any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon. Amazon informed the vendor about the takedown and the vendor may object to it.
