TOKYO, April 1, 2021—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by StarTech Office Supplies for use in HP laser beam printers.
Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CF350A, CF351A, CF352A and CF353A toner cartridges sold by StarTech Office Supplies via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove StarTech Office Supplies' listings for those products, namely, StarTech Office Supplies' listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B01AUGB3KE, B0786NFT12, B01ETA74LO, B084KV5NX9, B01AUGB4BC, B01E145LRM, B01E145NUM, B01E145MSK, B01A7ZR2D0, B088FQCV13, B084KS5Y3Q and B084GND5YR.
At the time of this announcement, the above-identified StarTech Office Supplies' listings were 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.
