TOKYO, February 17, 2021—Canon Inc. today announced 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, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by LinXianXinChengTanGuLunJinDaPenGuFanDian under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B07W8BX5TK, B07WCYBV7P, B07WLVRSXZ, B07WCJ5PWN, B07W9FZ2RM, B07WCY7ZV9, B07WCY7ZV9, B0812GYFCS, B081312K2H, B0812XYPK5, B0812NDWCD, B0812G57MY |
| Italy | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B07W9D2WXY, B07WCG83LT, B07W9D1Z49, B07W4ZRW2D, B07W4ZSKXM |
| Spain | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B07W9FZBRF, B07W9G8V3B, B07WLWCDZN, B07WCYLTXC, B081J9BMZM, B07WCJ6XVS, B07W77LVJZ, B07WF385TR, B081J6KCD5, B081J1SKB2, B081J9BMZM, B081H7QXVX, B081HZPZGB |
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.
