rhythms, harmonies, drums, bass line, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping". Ed has already faced legal action over the same track - and has always denied the allegations.
This new claim has been filed by a company called Structured Asset Sales - which owns part of the copyright of Gaye's song. Gaye co-wrote the track alongside US singer Edward Townsend - who died in 2003.
Structured Asset Sales bought one-third of the copyright of the song.The heirs of Mr Townsend sued Ed in 2016, also claiming Thinking Out Loud copied Let's Get It On. It's unclear whether that case has been resolved.
In March 2015, a jury ruled that Blurred Lines - Robin's single with Pharrell Williams - copied the Marvin Gaye track Got To Give It Up. The family of the late soul singer was awarded $7.3m (£4.8m) in damages - which was later cut to $5.3m.
Robin and Pharell had denied copying the hit, and their lawyer said the ruling set a "horrible precedent". Last year, Ed settled a $20m (£13.8m) copyright infringement claim against him in the US over his hit song Photograph.
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Endy Edeson
Yemisi, That is not the way things are done in AMERICA. They don't play with copyright infringement especially if the offender is famous and rich
Endy Edeson
@King, Gaye? of course not. Gaye is long dead but his family, heirs and copyright owners
Okwuchukwu Joy Oluchi
Lol... why should he now go nd kill himself coz of one stupid song.. Ed Sheeran u re a better song writer, u don't need to copy anyone's song
Endy Edeson
Joy that song helped Ed Sheeran's career that's why there is much buzz about it