TOKYO, January 31, 2019—Canon Inc. today announced the filing of a Report Infringement Form with Amazon Italy based on the alleged use of claim 1 and 25 of the Italian portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 2 087 407 regarding the cartridge model “CF280X” offered by SOS Promoting di Anastasio Gianfranco under the ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Number) B076X3HW85, B01N287HNT, B00JA9KEQ2, B01NAJ5JMR and B00BHYBUWK. Afterwards, Amazon took down the respective products. These products are compatible with the OEM HP cartridge model CF280X and provide inter alia a non-OEM coupling member, a non-OEM drum as well as a non-OEM housing.
