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TikTok's sister app Douyin safeguards its 'well-known' trademark in China

By MLex Staff ( May 22, 2025, 08:29 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok’s sister app Douyin has received extended protection for its “well-known” trademark, after the Beijing High People’s Court upheld an initial judgment by a lower court that prevented a tourism company from using a similar mark that might cause consumers to link its services to Douyin. The appellate court also mandated that China’s top intellectual property authority reconsider Douyin’s petition to invalidate the mark registered by Shanghai Jingjie Technology.TikTok’s sister app Douyin has received extended protection for its “well-known” trademark, after the Beijing High People’s Court upheld an initial judgment by a lower court that prevented a tourism company from using a similar mark that might cause consumers to link its services to Douyin. The appellate court also mandated that China’s top intellectual property authority reconsider Douyin’s petition to invalidate the mark registered by Shanghai Jingjie Technology....

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