ByteDance, Tencent File Rival Trademarks For Doge Emoji as Meme-Themed Altcoin Skyrockets 20 Percent
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Sputnik International
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The news comes just two months after Tencent Technology Co Ltd filed a trademark registration for its social media app WeChat for use with sales, metal materials, lights and others, sparking a race among Chinese tech firms to copyright the meme-inspired doggo.
TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a contest against Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings to secure trademark rights to its version of the Doge emoji, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Tuesday.
ByteDance Network Technology Co Ltd filed the application last week with the name dog head big battle , data from TianYanCha revealed.