"The third-party rebate processing company that was responsible for processing rebate claims and issuing mail-in rebate checks for Canon-brand printer and video products (along with many other products from a number of other companies) filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy petition on Friday, November 14..."

"If you are holding or receive a rebate check for printer or video products which is dated on or before November 14, 2008, please do not cash the check, as it may bounce... If you have not yet mailed in your rebate claim materials, please hold such materials until you receive further instruction. We are making new processing arrangements..."

Full details in this Canon press release, issued 18 Nov. 2008:

Canon USA Consumer Products (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=StandardDisplayAct&fcategoryid=2587&keycode=important_rebate_info)