Sony has filed a lawsuit against an eBay seller, alleging that they sold counterfeit accessories with PlayStation 5 branding. In addition to shutting the store in question down, Sony is seeking millions of dollars in damages from the seller of the fake PS5 items.
Although Sony might not be as well-known for being litigious as Nintendo, the company has taken steps in the past to protect its intellectual property, especially when the PS5 was still a new console. For example, the PlayStation 5 is designed to let owners easily swap out the console covers to change how their system looks. Multiple companies who were creating unofficial PlayStation 5 face plates saw their efforts shut down by Sony, which also patented the face plates for the system in 2021.
On October 24, as spotted by The Game Post, Sony filed a lawsuit against an eBay seller called zaocuand-002 for selling counterfeit PS5 accessories. Sony alleges that the seller utilized PlayStation branding and logos, as well as names, in an effort to sell "Unauthorized Products to unknowing consumers." Sony's goal is to place an injunction preventing the account from selling any more counterfeit PS5 items, as well as to...
