Announcement

December 17, 2020
Canon Inc.

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

TOKYO, December 17, 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 AMTONER for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CE410A, CE410X, CE411A, CE412A and CE413A toner cartridges sold by AMTONER via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,588,646. Canon requested that Amazon remove AMTONER's listing for those products, namely, AMTONER's listing with Amazon Standard Identification Number ("ASIN") B07VC6ZJK4.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified AMTONER listing was 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.