Canon Files New Patent Infringement Lawsuit in U.S.

Canon has filed a new complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against V4INK, Inc., for the alleged infringement of Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 8,588,646; 7,869,740; 8,165,494; 8,971,760; 9,494,916; 9,857,763; and 10,162,304.

According to Canon’s official announcement, V4INK sells toner cartridges that infringe Canon’s patents for use in various models of Canon and HP laser beam printers. These include laser beam printers which accept Canon toner cartridge models 116, 131, and 131II and HP toner cartridge models 125A, 128A, 131A, and 305A. V4INK sells the infringing toner cartridges online, including through its website, v4ink.com. Canon is seeking damages and injunctive relief.