TOKYO, January 25, 2021—Canon announced 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 guanghanshixiaohongmaoqichezhuangshifuwubu under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CE320A, CE321A, CE322A, CE323A, CF210A, CF211A, CF212A, CF213A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B0813DC9PC, B0813D7XF2, B0813D13CG, B0813C6PSL, B0813CLLCK, B0813C3MW8, B0813C4RGN, B0813BPYRK, B081NCJQ7T, B081NC1J4N, B0816S39H4, B081NCLWW2, B0816RMLKJ, B0816RMLKJ, B081NCZ97V, B081NBSC43, B081NCW2PX, B0816S9H3S |
| UK | CE320A, CE321A, CE322A, CE323A | B084MHCPPZ |
| Italy | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B0816SMJQJ, B081NDP68M, B0816SCGXH, B081NCRB1G, B081NF216N, B0816SQSYJ, B081NCGRVP, B0816RWNPF, B081ND9LB9, B0816SKCPZ, B081NCQH8C, B0816S22DT, B081NDW838, B0816SGZ29, B081NC2HM5, B0816T6GTM, B081NF2PRH, B0816SQLGW |
| Spain | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B081NCF732, B0817993WH, B081NCPQD8, B0817K98CN, B081NC6SP4, B0817BHF45, B081NC3VN6, B0817CBYVC, B081NCF2L4, B08178T877 |
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.
