TOKYO, May 6, 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, UK, Italian and Spanish portions of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by Shanxi tianshang wen hua chuan bo you xian gong si under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).
| Country | Cartridge model | ASIN |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B085TDM623, B0874CJJJX, B087C2HD5R, B087C1FWST, B0871QMTQV, B085TFLJ1J, B085T3XC7Z, B085T3GTMF, B0874L8W79, B087C29TXM, B087C1SSG8, B0871RVC63, B085TGQJYK, B085TBJ9V8, B085T4992M, B08741MCB6, B087C1XNMG, B087C1MVHV, B0871QTQP9, B085T1P6VS, B085T1MSBL, B085SZPQF5, B087C2LF3W, B087C143RW, B0871QV6TM, B085TG2LLD, B085T4SRZK, B085T4CS19, B085T8RXVC, B085SWZY6L, B085RGRM86, B085SVCQ43, B085T66R26, B086MNX6P8, B08728JX31, B087BCYN53, B0874CDDZC, B0871R2XW6, B087BDGFZJ, B085T5JQ5N, B085RNZQ4C, B085T191R7, B085TBM69N, B086MNCLNL, B08727BH17, B085T51TQ6, B085T1PJ2V, B085RSGCTV, B085SWYWTR, B085T43Q8X, B086M7278C, B08727F713, B087B6NVZ4, B08741LZT4, B085SX4MTD, B0871QVY2G, B085SVJ4MG, B085RQJWVD, B085TM4CGJ, B085TCZR78, B086MDN8CH, B08728CLZ7, B087BHY5NH, B0874KDXBW, B08744HN5Z, B085T317GR, B085STFQNG, B085T8R6S2, B085T1KH37, B086MQL8YX, B08728VKZC, B087B6PHLZ |
| UK | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B085SWZY6L, B085RGRM86, B087BCYN53, B0874CDDZC, B0871R7JK4, B087BDGFZJ, B085TFBCPD, B085RNZQ4C, B08742NSKT, B0871R1DJH, B085T1PJ2V, B085RSGCTV, B087B6NVZ4, B08741LZT4, B0871QVY2G, B085SVJ4MG, B085RQJWVD, B087BHY5NH, B0874KDXBW, B08744HN5Z, B0871QWLB9, B085STFQNG, B085RLGJ23, B087B6PHLZ |
| Italy | CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B085SWZY6L, B085RGRM86, B087BCYN53, B0874CDDZC, B0871R7JK4, B087BDGFZJ, B085RNZQ4C, B08742NSKT, B0871R1DJH, B085T1PJ2V, B085RSGCTV, B087B6NVZ4, B08741LZT4, B0871QVY2G, B085SVJ4MG, B085RQJWVD, B087BHY5NH, B0874KDXBW, B08744HN5Z, B0871QWLB9, B085STFQNG, B085RLGJ23, B087B6PHLZ |
| Spain | CE413A, CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A | B08744GB6M, B085RGRM86, B087BCYN53, B0874CDDZC, B0871R7JK4, B087BDGFZJ, B085TFBCPD, B085RNZQ4C, B08742NSKT, B0871R1DJH, B085T1PJ2V, B085RSGCTV, B087B6NVZ4, B08741LZT4, B0871QVY2G, B085SVJ4MG, B085RQJWVD, B087BHY5NH, B0874KDXBW, B08744HN5Z, B0871QWLB9, B087B6PHLZ |
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.
