Sony Files Lawsuit Against eBay Seller Over Counterfeit PS5 Accessories
- Sagar Mankar
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
Sony has filed a lawsuit against an eBay seller accused of selling counterfeit PlayStation 5 accessories, seeking damages of up to $2 million.
The move is part of the company’s ongoing crackdown on fake PlayStation products, which has intensified over the past years.
According to reports by The Game Post, this latest case was filed on October 24, 2025, in Illinois. The defendant, operating under the alias “zaocuand-002,” is accused of "trademark infringement and counterfeiting."
Unlike Sony’s broader “Schedule A” lawsuits that target dozens of sellers at once, this complaint zeroes in on a single storefront. Court documents list the eBay shop directly, complete with screenshots of its listings. One example shows a “Carrying Case for PS5 Slim Console Controller Accessories Travel Storage Bag” priced at $89.50, with discounts offered for bulk purchases.
Sony’s lawyers argue that the seller used PlayStation branding, logos, and even hidden metadata to mislead buyers into believing the products were official.
The complaint also claims the seller may be operating from China or other jurisdictions with weaker trademark enforcement, citing findings from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD estimates global trade in counterfeit goods is worth $467 billion annually, accounting for 2.3% of all imports.
The company is asking the court to issue permanent injunctions preventing the seller from using PlayStation trademarks and to order eBay to disable the storefront entirely. In addition, Sony is seeking statutory damages of up to $2 million for each counterfeit trademark violation, plus attorney’s fees.
Earlier this year, Sony filed a similar lawsuit in U.S. courts, targeting 35 anonymous marketplace sellers at once. These sellers were distributing counterfeit PlayStation controllers, charging cables, and branded accessories on platforms like Amazon, Walmart, AliExpress, and eBay. In September, the court delivered its decision. Since none of the accused retailers defended themselves, the court awarded Sony a default judgment, holding the storefronts liable for $500,000 in damages for trademark infringement.