CANON Canon, the camera brand, initiated a lawsuit to protect rights! The focus is on word mark patents! Pay attention to avoid it!

The founder of Canon Company is a Japanese doctor of medicine, whose name was inspired by looking up at the sky. Canon’s original name is ” Seiki Optical Research Institute ” (Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) is a precision optical instrument research institute, whose original intention is only to study the development of high-quality cameras. This company was founded in Japan. The agent of this brand is still GBC Law Firm. According to the case complaint, this rights protection is mainly about the use of trademarks, with the focus on word mark. Mai Jia supports reminding sellers to choose products carefully and avoid them!

Basic information of the case

Time of filing case: April 12, 2022

Case number: 22-cv-1889

Plaintiff’s law firm: GBC

Plaintiff brand: CANON Canon

Brand: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

brand introduction

Canon, a global leading comprehensive group that produces image and information products in Japan, has globalized and expanded its business into various fields after years of unremitting efforts since its establishment in 1937.

Canon’s product lines are distributed in three major areas: personal products, office equipment and industrial equipment. The main products include cameras and lenses, digital cameras, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, broadcasting equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor production equipment. Canon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has four regional sales headquarters in America, Europe, Asia and Japan, and has 200 subsidiaries around the world with more than 100,000 employees. On March 9, 2016, Toshiba Company of Japan held a board meeting and finally decided to sell its Toshiba Medical Systems Company to Canon Company. The acquisition offer made by Canon Company was 700 billion yen (about 40.5 billion yuan).

On September 5th, 2018, Canon officially released EOS R system, EOS R Quan Huafu specialized micro and RF lens. Canon ranked 224th in the turnover ranking of Fortune Global 500 in 2012. In 2011, Canon achieved net sales of 3.5574 trillion yen (about 45.608 billion US dollars).

In 1937, Canon, which started with optical technology and aimed at manufacturing world-class cameras, was established. Since then, Canon has continuously developed new technologies and developed the first ordinary paper copier in Japan in the early 1970s. In 1980s, Canon successfully developed bubble inkjet printing technology for the first time, and pushed its products to the world. The emphasis and investment in technology research and development has enabled Canon to grow and develop continuously for decades and become a leader in the same industry. Canon ranked third in the number of patent registrations in the United States in 2012 published by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Examples of cross-border infringing products

Trademark copyright information

Case progress

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