In the third quarter of 2021 Canon said it has used the Amazon Reporting tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove 3,294 listings in Europe and 144 listings in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Canon Inc. announced that in the third quarter of 2021, it has used the Amazon Reporting Tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove 3,294 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey.
Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey is 24,082.
The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors which Canon believes infringed one or more of European Patent No. 2 087 407, European Patent EP 2 137 577 and European Patent No. 1 977 289.
Canon also announced that in the third quarter of 2021, it has used Amazon takedown procedures to report infringement based on 144 listings, all of which now have been removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America is 3,159.
The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors, which Canon believes infringed one or more of U.S. Patent No. 8,280,278, U.S. Patent No. 8,630,564, U.S. Patent No. 8,682,215, U.S. Patent No. 8,688,008, U.S. Patent No. 8,676,090, U.S. Patent No. 8,588,646, U.S. Patent. No. 9,581,958, Canadian Patent No. 2,635,791, Canadian Patent No. 2,910,527, Mexican Patent No. 308881 and Mexican Patent No. 317598.
Canon said it will continue to enforce its own intellectual property rights.
