MELVILLE, NY, May 10, 2023 — Canon U.S.A., Inc. and its parent company, Canon Inc. of Japan, and Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC 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.
Canon aggressively pursues counterfeiters in the United States and around the world to protect its customers from fake and potentially unsafe products, which unlawfully use the Canon name, as well as to protect the value, trusted reputation, and loyalty that the Canon brand has acquired over decades in producing high-quality, safe, and reliable products. Sales of counterfeit goods on e-commerce websites are increasing in proportion to the growth of the e-commerce market, and Canon and Amazon are collaborating in fighting against counterfeiters and protecting both of our customers. This joint lawsuit was filed as a part of our collaboration.
For more information about Canon’s anti-counterfeiting measures, please visit here.
For more information about Amazon’s efforts to protect brands and customers, please visit here.
-Brian
I've been in that situation once, moving a lab and a mass spectrometer literally fell off the back of a truck...in New Jersey, no less. The transport company's insurance paid the $600K replacement cost.
Of course third party batteries with a Canon logo are a real fraud.
Third party batteries are not an issue, but fraudsters faking the real product get everything they deserve.
... as long QC is good and there won't be any technical issues.
Which can also appear with OEM batteries, but then the OEM is responsible for all damage. Try to charge (funny term ;) ) a third party supplier for you dead camera.
Such avarice does not seem at play in camera batteries.
-Brian
I just don't trust unknown exotic brands.