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Canon Removes 4393 Allegedly Infringing Cartridge Listings
Canon Removes 4393 Allegedly Infringing Cartridge Listings
On April 27, 2021, Canon claimed to have taken down 4,135 printer cartridge listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey.
On the same day, the printer OEM also said 258 listings were removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America after Canon files infringement reports.
Altogether, 4,393 listings of allegedly infringing cartridges from third parties have been successfully removed in the first quarter of 2021. Canon used the Amazon Reporting Tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove the listings.
In Europe
Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey is 16,097. 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.
| Country | Number of removed listings |
|---|---|
| Germany | 726 |
| Italy | 678 |
| Spain | 851 |
| United Kingdom | 707 |
| France | 751 |
| The Netherlands | 372 |
| Turkey | 50 |
In the Americas
Since June 2018, the total number of listings removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America is 2,816. 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, and Canadian Patent No. 2,910,527, Mexican Patent No. 308881 and Mexican Patent No. 317598.
Canon stated it “respects the intellectual property rights of others and will continue to enforce its own intellectual property rights.”
The “Amazon Reporting Tool” is a service offered by Amazon and does not encompass any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent. Canon appreciates the support of Amazon in protecting its intellectual property.
Related:
- April 25, 2021: Another Day with More Canon Takedowns on Amazon
- April 13, 2021: Canon Continues to File Infringement Reports with Amazon
- April 8, 2021: More Toner Cartridges Requested to be Removed Again
- April 7, 2021: Canon Makes New Removal Requests to Amazon
- March 25, 2021: Canon Files More Infringement Reports to Amazon In March
- March 17, 2021: Canon Filed More Infringement Reports to Amazon
- March 3, 2021: Canon Continues Amazon Removal Request in March
- February 24, 2021: Canon Requests More Cartridges Removed from Amazon
- February 19, 2021: Canon Requests Amazon to Delist More Cartridges in Europe
- February 11, 2021: Canon Orders More Takedowns in Canada and Germany
- February 2, 2021: Canon Requests More Delistings
- January 25, 2021: Canon Requests More Toner Cartridges Removed
- January 20, 2021: Canon Continues Fighting Infringement on Amazon
- January 14, 2021: Canon Requests More Cartridges Removed from Amazon
- January 7, 2021: Canon Filed More Report Infringement Forms with Amazon
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