Defendant

TikTok Pte. Ltd.

1 case as defendant.

Company profile

TikTok Pte. Ltd. is a global social media and short-form video platform, with its primary global headquarters in Singapore and a U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, California. The company was incorporated on July 17, 2017, and is a subsidiary of the privately held Chinese technology company ByteDance Ltd. ByteDance is approximately 60% owned by global institutional investors, 20% by employees, and 20% by its founder. In 2025, TikTok, Inc. had around 57,304 employees, and the platform generated an estimated $23 billion in revenue in 2024.

TikTok's core offering is its mobile application and website, which hosts user-submitted short-form videos ranging from three seconds to 60 minutes. The platform leverages recommendation algorithms to connect content creators with audiences and provides tools for video creation, including special effects, filters, and music. Beyond advertising, TikTok generates revenue through in-app purchases and e-commerce integrations via "TikTok Shop." Its parent company, ByteDance, also operates other digital platforms such as Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) and Toutiao.

In terms of patent litigation, TikTok Pte. Ltd. maintains a defensive posture. The company has zero tracked plaintiff cases and one tracked defendant case, indicating it is an operating company defending against patent assertions. The single case, Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. ByteDance Ltd. et al., filed on October 20, 2023, is lodged in the Eastern District of Texas, a common venue for patent litigation.

TikTok Pte. Ltd. is a co-defendant in the Cellspin Soft suit alongside its parent entities, ByteDance Ltd. and ByteDance Pte. Ltd. Cellspin Soft, Inc. is identified as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE), asserting patents related to methods of publishing multimedia content using Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices. In response, TikTok (through TikTok Inc. et al.) has also initiated inter partes reviews (IPRs) against Cellspin Soft's patents at the USPTO.