Canon Takes Down Infringing Cartridges Sold Online in China

Canon Takes Down Infringing Cartridges Sold Online in China

Canon Takes Down Infringing Cartridges Sold Online in ChinaCanon Takes Down Infringing Cartridges Sold Online in China

Canon Inc. has filed complaints with Alibaba over allegedly infringing cartridges being sold on its online Tmall store in China.

Tmall, a spin-off from Taobao Mall, is a Chinese-language website for business-to-consumer (B2C) online retail, by the Alibaba Group. With more than 500 million monthly active users, it was the third most visited website globally in 2021. Tmall is a B2C platform but Taobao is C2C

Canon alleged that certain cartridges being sold infringe Chinese Invention Patent No. ZL200880003520.0. Specifically, the offerings identified by Canon, are shown in the table below. Canon requested that Alibaba remove these offerings from Tmall.

Brand Identified on Offering Model Seller Manufacturer Identified on Offering URL
好梦想 /
GOODREAM
CE310A/CF350A, CE311A/CF351A, CE312A/CF352A, CE313A/CF353A 好梦想旗舰店 /
Flagship shop of Goodream
中山市福路祥办公设备有限公司 https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=648710036510
倍方 /
Befon
CE310A/CF350A, CE311A/CF351A, CE312A/CF352A, CE313A/CF353A Befon旗舰店 /
Flagship shop of Befon
北方办公 https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=36565481431
金闻 /
Jinwensm
CE310A/CF350A, CE311A/CF351A, CE312A/CF352A, CE313A/CF353A 金闻旗舰店 /
Flagship shop of Jinwensm
珠海金闻数码科技有限公司 https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=640948307519

At the time of Canon’s announcement, the offerings identified in the complaints were no longer available on Tmall.

Accepting and handling an intellectual property right holder’s complaint against acts of allegedly infringing upon its claimed intellectual property rights is provided by Alibaba. Alibaba’s decision to remove the allegedly infringing cartridge from Tmall is at the discretion of Alibaba and is based on the information provided by Canon. Alibaba’s act of removing the product does not comprise any official finding of validity or infringement of a patent and the vendor to whom the takedown is made may object to it.

In a company statement on the matter, Canon said it respects the intellectual property rights of others and will continue to enforce its own intellectual property rights. Canon also stated it appreciates the support of Alibaba in protecting its intellectual property.


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