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China's ByteDance sued by US tech firm over patented video commerce technology

By MLex Staff ( June 3, 2025, 08:08 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese tech giant ByteDance and its social media platform TikTok have been sued by Duzy IOD, a US provider of video commerce solutions, for patent infringement and breach of non-disclosure agreement. In a complaint filed late last week in a US court, Duzy alleged that ByteDance infringed its US patent pertaining to a technology that enables users to buy a product featured in a video from within the video itself.Chinese tech giant ByteDance and its social media platform TikTok have been sued by Duzy IOD, a US provider of video commerce solutions, for patent infringement and breach of non-disclosure agreement....

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