Canon requests more removals from Amazon

November 5, 2020

The OEM requested removal of toner cartridges offered by LYUSD and by First Print from Amazon Canada and NK STORE AU from Amazon Australia.

Canon announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking the removal of an Amazon.ca listing for certain toner cartridges sold by LYUSD.

Canon’s infringement report alleged that certain model CF210A, CF211A, CF212A, CF213A, CE410A, CE411A, CE412A, CE413A, CF380A, CF381A, CF382A and CF383A toner cartridges sold by LYUSD via Amazon.ca infringed Canon’s Canadian Patent no. 2,635,791. Canon requested the removal of the corresponding listings for these products, having Amazon Standard Identification Numbers B07W85JL5M, B07W85FNB7, B07W7273NP, B07W727NWM, B07W85JP9K, B07W727LDB, B07W7278XZ, B07WSB8C3K, B082PTMLWV, B0825HQNYK, B088H3BH48, B07W131R66, B088H62W3W, B0823P44C4, B0823JRWSF, B0823K6R6R, B0823JYFDH and B0823N32X1.

Canon also announced the filing of an infringement report with Amazon.ca seeking removal of an Amazon.ca listing for certain toner cartridges sold by First Print.

Canon’s infringement report alleged that certain model CF380A, CF381A, CF382A, CF383A, CF210X, CF211A, CF212A and CF213A toner cartridges sold by First Print via Amazon.ca infringed Canon’s Canadian Patent no. 2,635,791. Canon requested the removal of the corresponding listings for these products, having Amazon Standard Identification Numbers B07845ZH95, B078459DVQ, B077P9GFFG, B07Q23LYXT, B07PWYHYR5, B07Q272ZD3, B00V3AXRGA, B00TIME2UU, B07Q25WH2S, B07Q253S34, B07PWYK2L9, B07Q26V9Y4, B00TIME5YS, B07QNS4KF9, B00V3A3XSW, B00VXY6F7Y and B00V3A43DG.

At the time of this announcement, the above-identified listings were no longer available on Amazon.ca.

Filing an infringement report with Amazon.ca is a service offered by Amazon and does not constitute an official finding of infringement. The decision to take down a product is in the discretion of Amazon and is based on information provided by Canon.

In Australia, Canon filed a Report Infringement Form with Amazon Australia based on the alleged infringement of claim 160 of Canon’s Australian Patent Number AU2014208277 regarding the cartridge model CF226A offered by NK STORE AU under the ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B0788JC694.

After receipt of the Report Infringement Form, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model and provide a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.

Filing a Report Infringement Form with Amazon is a service offered by Amazon and does not 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.

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