Canon and Amazon have been working through the legal process since May 2023, with a joint suit against the sales of counterfeit Canon batteries and chargers. This has been a growing issue with not only Canon but in other camera accessory segments such as memory cards.
There is a differene between third-party batteries and chargers, and what was going on with the conterfeiting. With third-party, you know what you’re buying, and there is normally a company behind the product that will offer support and a certain level of trust.
Ink and toner cartridges are also counterfeited in large numbers. We’re already paying way too much for both, so they should at least be genuine Canon product. Again, third-party is different, you know what you’re buying in that case.
Counterfeit goods have Canon branding across the packaging, chargers and batteries and sold at near what authentic Canon goods would be sold at. One can have the debate about the cost of those goods another time, but there are far too many people out there unknowingly using counterfeit Canon accessories, and it’s important that Canon does what they can to stop or at least slow the sale of these goods. Having Amazon on board also helps, because as we know, they have some level of responsibility in vetting third-party sellers on their platform.
Canon suggest things like inspecting the holograms on their packaging and products. That’s all well and good, but that isn’t possible when shopping online. Our advice? Only buy Canon batteries and chargers from reputable retailers or from Canon directly. Do not purchase from ebay or third-party sellers on other marketplaces such as Amazon.
Canon does have technology built into certain batteries that communicate with the camera to warn of a possible counterfeit conflict. However, the counterfeiters are quite good and can and have gotten around that technology.
CANON LP-E6P
- 2130mah 8.4V
- Rechargeable high-amperage lithium-ion battery
- Compatible with Canon LC-E6 and LC-E6E chargers
- For the EOS R5 Mark II
Press Release
Canon U.S.A., Inc. and its parent company, Canon Inc., Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon.com Services LLC, are pleased to announce that the companies have obtained a default judgment from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in a lawsuit filed in May 2023 against sellers engaged in the illegal sale of counterfeit “Canon” batteries and chargers.
The legal action, filed on May 10, 2023, against 29 selling accounts which sold camera batteries and chargers in the Amazon store, resulted from Canon’s and Amazon’s joint investigation into the defendants’ distribution of counterfeit Canon camera batteries and chargers on Amazon. As a result of the lawsuit, the Court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting defendants from making, selling, and offering for sale in the U.S., and importing into the U.S., counterfeit Canon camera batteries and chargers and issued a monetary award against the sellers.
Canon aggressively pursues counterfeiters in the United States and around the world to protect its customers from 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 are increasing in proportion to the growth of the e-commerce market, and Canon and Amazon are collaborating in fighting against counterfeiters to protect our customers. This joint lawsuit was filed as a part of our ongoing collaboration.
“Our anti-counterfeiting strategy which, in part, involves partnering with Amazon to sue counterfeiters who attempt to sell counterfeit goods on Amazon’s marketplace is meant to demonstrate to all American consumers that the trust and confidence they have given to Canon when buying our high quality and reliable products is precious to us. We will not tolerate the fraud perpetrated on consumers and our brand by counterfeiters,” said Seymour Liebman, Canon U.S.A., Inc.’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel.
Amazon Sellers Listed in Suit
- Karsiyer
- B2B Wholesale LLC
- Beast and Edge LLC
- Bold Beacon LLC
- Creative Catalyst LLC
- DA Company
- Ellevana LLC
- Lake Falls
- Leapable LLC
- Malaro LLC
- Erhan Turan
- Budiertrllc
- Lake Falls
- EFYC Shop LLC
- Whiteacikgoz
- BlackWhiteShop1
- Zelssi
- Mundsy
- Zelssi
- Alona Hurniak
- BHT Products
Obviously, as pointed out in the forum, nothing is stopping the people behind these companies from simply starting with a new seller account, but hopefully Amazon has some new checks and balances in place to prevent or at least reduce these sorts of sellers on their marketplace.
The above sellers are likely gone from Amazon, but these names may appear on other marketplaces around the world, so if you see one, avoid it.
Source: Canon USA
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It looks like a dozen of them from a quick glance.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ojBb0BgnHX3QtRIe2UhOfO0T275a4XLf/view
That probably aligns with my understanding as well then, that co-mingling was ended for a number of product categories. If the person who told you trades in one or more of those, it would have been ended for them even though it's not entirely ended.