Canon Diligently Makes More Amazon Removal Requests

Canon Diligently Makes More Amazon Removal Requests

Canon Inc. claims it has filed a Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de in Germany based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the German portion of its European Patent EP 1 977 289 (“EP ‘289”) regarding the cartridge models CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CE320A, CE321A, CE322A and CE323A offered by HST Handels GmbH under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) B005W6TLTI and B00BHZPYSK.

These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge models CC530A, CC531A, CC532A, CC533A, CE320A, CE321A, CE322A, CE323A and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing and a non-OEM force receiving device according to claim 1 of EP ‘289. Furthermore, they comprise an elastic portion according to claim 2 of EP ‘289.

On the same day, Canon Inc. filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.es in Spain based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Spanish portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 1 977 289 (“EP ‘289”) regarding the cartridge models CE410X, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, CF380X, CF381A, CF382A and CF383A offered by Maria Carmen García Fornet under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) B07T1PGVHZ and B07SZLZMB1.

These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge models and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing and a non-OEM force receiving device according to claim 1 of EP ‘289. Furthermore, they comprise an elastic portion according to claim 2 of EP ‘289.

Amazon claims it has removed the respective products from sale.

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