ByteDance fails to block trademark application for now-defunct short video app


Dol Technology had first applied to register the trademark for Tiki in 2021, leading ByteDance to file its notices of opposition. — Reuters

SINGAPORE: TikTok’s parent company ByteDance failed to block an application by a Singapore-based firm to register the trademark of its short video app Tiki, which it said was similar to the marks it registered for its popular social media platform.

In a legal decision published by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) on June 14, principal assistant registrar Mark Lim said ByteDance was unable to convince him that the marks were similar, nor did it establish the element of misrepresentation, which led to his decision.


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