March 3, 2021
Canon Inc.
Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by Online Ticaret Dünyası via Amazon Turkey
TOKYO, March 3, 2021—Canon Inc. today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.com.tr based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Turkish portion of Canon's European Patent EP 1 977 289 ("EP '289") regarding the cartridge models CC530A, CE410A, CF380A, CC531A, CE411A, CF381A, CC532A, CE412A, CF382A, CC533A, CE413A, CF383A, CE410X and CF380X offered by Online Ticaret Dünyası under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers) B07DHSJDL4, B07DGXSS6X, B07DGXPTLK, B07DGX2TQK, B07DHT75HT and B07DGXHP7L.
Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model 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.
Filing a Report Infringement Form with Amazon is a service offered by Amazon and doesn't comprise any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon. Amazon informed the vendor about the takedown and the vendor may object to it.
