TOKYO, January 14, 2021—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 XIANSHIBEILINQUJINGLINGBAIHUODIAN under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, CB540A, CB541A, CB542A, CB543A | B087Q4CWCD, B08C9RCB1G, B08C9N7B7W, B08C766YJG, B08C6XQ2QH, B089XW1NQZ, B087P44N97, B087NRTSBD, B0878GWN7V, B0876WP428, B087QXDJ4C, B087QWYM58, B087Q5T8CC, B087PDBXDQ, B0876WWHRS, B0876W9ZR5, B087Q5241Y, B088QVLDWD, B087Q43399, B087Q3HNXF, B088QWDZWK, B087Q5DVRS, B087Q67HQJ, B087Q5FBZ7, B087Q5J4ZM, B087Q5118X, B087Q4DSQR, B087Q3KJK9, B087Q4K3ZF, B087Q5NST3, B087Q6J68M, B087Q4MMQ8, B087Q5FQYC, B087Q45P6X, B087Q468VM, B087Q5T9L1, B087Q5L2B9, B087Q4QDBZ, B087Q5KHY9, B087Q4P674, B08C9BHL26, B088QV6YXF, B088QVW93Z, B088QW31JP, B088QWBP7B |
| UK | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A | B08C766YJG, B08C6XQ2QH, B089XW1NQZ, B087P44N97, B087NRTSBD, B0878GWN7V, B0876WP428, B087Q5241Y, B088QVLDWD, B087Q43399, B087Q3HNXF, B087Q4DSQR, B087Q3KJK9, B087Q4K3ZF, B087Q4MMQ8, B087Q45P6X, B087Q468VM, B087Q4QDBZ, B087Q4P674 |
| Italy | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A | B08C766YJG, B08C6XQ2QH, B089XW1NQZ, B087P44N97, B087NRTSBD, B0878GWN7V, B0876WP428, B087Q5241Y, B088QVLDWD, B087Q43399, B087Q3HNXF, B087Q4DSQR, B087Q3KJK9, B087Q4K3ZF, B087Q4MMQ8, B087Q45P6X, B087Q468VM, B087Q4QDBZ, B087Q4P674 |
| Spain | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, | B08C766YJG, B08C6XQ2QH, B089XW1NQZ, B087P44N97, B087NRTSBD, B0878GWN7V, B0876WP428, B087Q5241Y, B088QVLDWD, B087Q43399, B087Q4K3ZF, B087Q4MMQ8, B087Q45P6X, B087Q468VM, B087Q4QDBZ, B087Q4P674 |
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.
