Canon and Amazon File Joint Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Canon and Amazon File Joint Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Canon U.S.A Inc. and its parent company, Canon Inc. of Japan, and Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC have jointly filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against 29 selling accounts which sold camera batteries and chargers in the Amazon store, alleging infringement of Canon's trademark rights.

Amazon and Canon have targeted a large group of “bad actors” that the two companies allege have sold counterfeit camera batteries and chargers to unsuspecting buyers.

The lawsuit alleged the infringement of Canon’s Trademark rights caused by the selling accounts as identified on the Amazon platform. By launching the legal action, Canon and Amazon seek to protect the value, trusted reputation, and loyalty associated with the Canon brand. Both the companies are resolute to ensure that customers have access to genuine Canon products that meet the company’s high standards of quality, safety and reliability.

As part of its efforts, Canon has been particularly aggressive in going after counterfeiters and has been doing so for some time. The company has been producing public service announcement-style videos and web pages aimed at warning customers about counterfeit batteries as far back as 2014.

Earlier in 2020, Canon won a pivotal lawsuit against two eBay users who were selling counterfeit batteries and last year, Canon successfully stopped a major way counterfeit battery enter the market through a targeted settlement with a major shipping and fulfilment company that supplied them to the market.