Canon reviews latest Amazon removal activities
April 27, 2021
The OEM’s activities lead to the removal of 4,135 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey and 258 listings removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
Canon Inc. announced that in the first quarter of 2021, it has used the Amazon Reporting Tool, letters of inquiry and/or information letters to successfully remove 4,135 listings from Amazon in Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Turkey.
| Country | Number of removed listings |
| Germany | 726 |
| Italy | 678 |
| Spain | 851 |
| United Kingdom | 707 |
| France | 751 |
| The Netherlands | 372 |
| Turkey | 50 |
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.
Canon also announced that in the first quarter of 2021, it has used Amazon takedown procedures to report infringement based on 258 listings, all of which now have been removed from Amazon in Canada, Mexico and the United States of America.
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 said it respects the intellectual property rights of others and will continue to enforce its own intellectual property rights.
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