Canon requests removal of toner cartridges offered by SIA "Solution" via Amazon

Canon announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.de, and Amazon.es based on the alleged use of claims 1 and 2 of the Germany, and Spanish portions of Canon’s European Patent EP 1 977 289 (“EP ’289”) regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by SIA “Solution” under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Country              Cartridge model                   ASIN
Germany               CC530A                      B006T5AB2W
Spain                     CC530A                      B006T5AB2W

Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge models 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.