News Release

January 26, 2023

Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges from Amazon.com, including cartridges sold by IMAGE SHOP as Lemero brand

TOKYO, January 26, 2023—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of infringement reports with Amazon.com seeking the removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges.

Canon's infringement reports identified the product offerings shown in the table below and alleged that cartridges sold under these offerings infringe Canon's U.S. Pat. No. 11,156,954. Canon requested that Amazon remove theses product offerings from Amazon.com.

Country Model Brand Identified on ASIN Seller ASIN*
USA CF500
CF501
CF502
CF503
Lemero IMAGE SHOP B07TJQYHW4
Valuetoner lestic us B089YSD37R
myCartridge SUPER IMAGE OFFICE B083P9HFD6
  • *

    Amazon Standard Identification Number

At the time of this announcement, the product offerings listed above 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.