Quantum Base is hoping to raise up to £5m, with the cash earmarked for product development and new hires.
Criminal networks are using networks of seemingly legitimate and legal businesses to help sell counterfeit products in Europe.
The suit cites e-commerce stores on sites like AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, eCRATER, MadeInChina, Temu and Walmart.
The VinylKey technology covered by the patent is billed as creating"next-level collectible vinyl."
The defendants are accused of selling at least $2.3m worth of counterfeit amiibo products on Amazon.
Low-knowledge consumers are fuelling the trillion-dollar counterfeit market; Educate them, researchers say.