Canon’s activities lead to the removal of 853 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and The Netherlands and 53 listings removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
Canon Inc. announced that in the first quarter of 2023, it has used the Amazon reporting tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove 853 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and The Netherlands.
Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and The Netherlands is 31,116.
The listings offered third-party laser toner cartridges from vendors that Canon believes infringed one or more of European Patent No. 2 087 407, European Patent No. 2 137 577, European Patent No. 1 977 289, European Patent No. 3 470 931 and European Patent No. 3 270 230.
Canon also announced that in the first quarter of 2023, it has used the Amazon reporting tool to report infringement based on 53 listings, all of which have now 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 3,561.
The listings offered third-party laser printer toner cartridges from vendors that 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, U.S. Patent No.11,169,483, U.S. Patent No.11,156,954, Canadian Patent No. 2,635,791, Canadian Patent No. 2,910,527, Mexican Patent No. 308881 and Mexican Patent No. 317598.
Canon added that it respects the intellectual property rights of others and will continue to enforce its own intellectual property rights.
