June 28, 2023

Canon Inc.

Canon requests removal of toner cartridges from Amazon.com, including Aztech brand cartridges sold by Chessmo

TOKYO, June 28, 2023—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of infringement reports with Amazon.com seeking the removal of Amazon.com listings for certain toner cartridges.

Canon's infringement reports identified the product offerings shown in the table below and alleged that cartridges sold under these offerings infringe Canon's U.S. Pat. No. 11,199,807. Canon requested that Amazon remove theses product offerings from Amazon.com.

Country	Model	Brand Identified on ASIN	Seller	ASIN*
USA	CF258X	Aztech	Chessmo	B07ZYSPFDG
		INFITONER	Toner_pop	B0BBVT5P6B
	CF258A	Cool Toner	Epicartridges US	B07ZTZMXSX
		Toner Bank	4EVERSUPPLIES	B09MZ2TBBZ
	CF289X	VICTONER	HomieTech	B09NBVC7DD
		INK E-SALE	Limito	B07VRC529N
	CF226A	TRUE IMAGE	Toner forest	B07QJWX6JL
		V4ink	WST. INC	B01E3Q33PK
	CF226X	LINKYO	LINKYO Corp	B01NANDCEW
		Amstech	manifold rp	B0B1TJKC5R
		LD Products	LD Products	B07TN2XTY3
	CF287A	MYTONER	Talent image	B07W12K7WP

• *Amazon Standard Identification Number

At the time of this announcement, the product offerings listed above were no longer available on Amazon.com.

Canon engages in extensive research and development so that it can deliver innovative and valuable products to customers all over the world. Through its research and development efforts, Canon has obtained a large and robust portfolio of patents. In order to protect its many innovations, Canon enforces its patents against various toner cartridge designs that Canon believes infringe its patent rights.

While Canon had previously filed infringement reports with Amazon.com based on Canon's U.S. Patent Nos. 8,280,278; 8,630,564; 8,682,215; and 8,688,008 against compatible cartridges having the same relevant structure as genuine HP toner cartridge models CF226, CF258, CF287 and CF289, these latest reports were based on Canon's U.S. Pat. No. 11,199,807, which covers alternative designs.

Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of other companies and individuals and expects others to similarly respect Canon's intellectual property rights.