Announcement

May 11, 2021
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by hnl-us from Amazon.com

TOKYO, May 11, 2021—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.com seeking the removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges sold by hnl-us for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain model CF218A toner cartridges sold by hnl-us via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove hnl-us's listings for those products, namely, hnl-us's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B08R356NDK and B08R34L3J5.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified hnl-us 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.