Canon becomes a founding member of the Intellectual Property Partnership to combat the proliferation of COVID-19
On May 1, Canon Inc. announced that it has joined the COVID-19 Countermeasure Declaration as a founding member to help bring a rapid end to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Pursuant to this Declaration, Canon has undertaken not to enforce its intellectual property rights against development, manufacturing and other processes if their purpose is to stop the spread of COVID-19.