TOKYO, June 1, 2021-Canon Inc. today announced that it filed Report Infringement Forms with Amazon.es and Amazon.co.uk based on the alleged use of claims 1 of the Spanish and UK portions of Canon's European Patent EP 2 137 577 ('EP '577') regarding certain models of toner cartridges offered by Misericordia Cueva Molina under the following ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers).

Country Cartridge model ASIN
Spain CF350A, CF351A, CF352A, CF353A B00L5HK0IY
UK CF350A, CF351A, CF352A, CF353A B00L5HK0IY

Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the respective OEM HP cartridge models and provide inter alia a non-OEM housing, a non-OEM developing roller, as well as a non-OEM coupling member comprising a rotating force receiving portion and a rotating force transmitting portion according to claim 1 of EP '577.

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.

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