Announcement

June 9, 2021
Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridge offered by SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD from Amazon.com

TOKYO, June 9, 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 SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD for use in HP laser beam printers.

Canon's infringement report alleged that certain models CF217A and CF230A toner cartridges sold by SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD via Amazon.com infringed Canon's U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008. Canon requested that Amazon remove SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD's listings for those products, namely, SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD's listings with Amazon Standard Identification Numbers ("ASINs") B07JR442NG, B07JR8CGG5, B07JR78XLD, B07JQQM5BZ, B07JQKBW89, B07JQFR6BC, B07JQCHSXN, B07JQ8FF6G, B07YB751PS, B083974CXY, B0839725HD, B07YB7NHX6, B07RGPSP62, B08396VKH1, B08396TWN8, B08396R86L and B07YB6513Z.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified SHEBZHEN GOODSALE DEVELOPMENT LTD 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.