The Trump Organization is seeking to prevent some online businesses from hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting President Donald Trump.
In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Florida, the company accused unnamed merchants of selling "inferior imitations" of Trump-branded products on several online marketplaces, including Amazon , Walmart and eBay .
The Trump Organization company, which is owned by Trump, sells a variety of branded merchandise through its website, including a gold T1 smartphone. The Trump Organization alleges the online merchants didn't license its trademarks and weren't authorized resellers of genuine merchandise.
"By selling counterfeit products that purport to be genuine and authorized products using the TRUMP trademarks, defendants cause confusion and deception in the marketplace," the complaint states.
Coffee mugs, hats, t-shirts and sweatshirts emblazoned with "Trump," "Trump 2028," and American flags were among the examples of alleged knockoffs listed in the suit.