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Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2022
China Unicom launches internet account registration cleanup service
China Unicom, together with the CAICT number-service group and some internet companies, launched a one-stop service for handling registration information linked to phone numbers across internet platforms. The service was available for trial use in Beijing, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
2021
Court rules in Toutiao trademark dispute
Hangzhou Railway Transportation Court ruled that Shenzhen Story Culture Media infringed the registered trademarks in the “Toutiao” and “Jinri Toutiao” series and ordered it to pay the two plaintiffs RMB 3 million in economic losses and reasonable expenses.
2020
Jinri You Tiao responds to lawsuit with public apology
Jinri You Tiao issued a public letter responding to being sued by ByteDance, parent of Jinri Toutiao, over alleged trademark infringement. The letter apologized for occupying public resources and taking up people’s time.
2020
Toutiao sues the company behind Jinri Youtiao
The article reports that 今日头条 brought the company behind the 今日油条 restaurant to court over an alleged trademark-ownership and infringement dispute. The restaurant employee said the shop had not infringed.
2020
Toutiao sues Today Youtiao over alleged trademark infringement
The article reports that Toutiao sued the shop brand Today Youtiao over alleged trademark infringement, after the shop's logo was described as extremely similar to Toutiao's. A Today Youtiao employee said the shop had received a lawsuit notice and was operating normally.
2020
ByteDance sues Kuaishou over alleged trademark use
ByteDance said it sued Kuaishou, alleging that Kuaishou used brands including Toutiao to direct users to its products through app-store promotions and download links. The article reports that the case was filed by the Haidian Court on March 6 and that evidence exchange had been completed.
2020
Douyin's operator sues Kuaishou over alleged use of its brands in app promotion
ByteDance said it had sued Kuaishou after alleging that Kuaishou used Toutiao-related product brands and trademarks in promotions and app-store search results; the court filed the case on March 6.
2020
Toutiao updates its “Fight the Pneumonia” channel
Toutiao updated its “Fight the Pneumonia” channel, adding services and features including an epidemic map, travel-history query, fever clinic information, and free online consultations.
2020
Toutiao launches a COVID-19 response channel
Toutiao launched its “Fight the Pneumonia” channel on January 23, bringing together important outbreak information and scientific prevention knowledge.
2019
Toutiao responds to Baidu lawsuit
Toutiao Search said it supports brand protection regardless of whether a brand buys its advertising services, and said it was expanding coverage and providing free bulk verification for official brand websites. The statement was made in response to Baidu's lawsuit alleging interference with search results and unfair competition.
2019
Baidu sues Toutiao over search results
Baidu sued Toutiao, alleging that Toutiao interfered with search results and helped its own Xigua Video service gain an improper competitive advantage. Baidu sought an order to stop the alleged unfair competition and compensation.
2019
Baidu entities sue Toutiao operator over alleged unfair competition
Two Baidu entities sued Beijing ByteDance Technology Co. in court, alleging that Toutiao used their video products as search-ad keywords and interfered with search results. They sought an order to stop the conduct and RMB 1 million in damages and reasonable expenses; the court said it had accepted the case.