<p> TikTok, the popular short-form video app, has been sued by rival Triller, which accused it of infringing its patent for stitching together multiple music videos with a single audio track.</p>.<p>Triller said in a complaint filed on Wednesday that TikTok and its Chinese-owned parent ByteDance Ltd willfully infringed the June 2017 patent by importing and selling its app for iPhones and Android-based smartphones.</p>.<p>The complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, which includes Austin. It focuses on "Green Screen Video," a feature TikTok rolled out last December that lets users shoot multiple videos and synchronize them with an audio track.</p>.<p>Triller is based in Los Angeles, and became known for its focus on hip-hop music.</p>.<p>It is seeking an injunction against further infringements plus unspecified damages from TikTok, which has offices in Austin.</p>.<p>TikTok did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment.</p>.<p>TikTok's Chinese ownership has drawn attention from the White House and U.S. lawmakers, raising privacy and national security concerns including whether user data might be shared with the Chinese government.</p>.<p>The company has said it has never given user data to China, and would not if asked.</p>.<p>TikTok downloads have surpassed 2 billion worldwide.</p>.<p>The case is Triller Inc v ByteDance Ltd et al, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, No. 20-00693. </p>
<p> TikTok, the popular short-form video app, has been sued by rival Triller, which accused it of infringing its patent for stitching together multiple music videos with a single audio track.</p>.<p>Triller said in a complaint filed on Wednesday that TikTok and its Chinese-owned parent ByteDance Ltd willfully infringed the June 2017 patent by importing and selling its app for iPhones and Android-based smartphones.</p>.<p>The complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, which includes Austin. It focuses on "Green Screen Video," a feature TikTok rolled out last December that lets users shoot multiple videos and synchronize them with an audio track.</p>.<p>Triller is based in Los Angeles, and became known for its focus on hip-hop music.</p>.<p>It is seeking an injunction against further infringements plus unspecified damages from TikTok, which has offices in Austin.</p>.<p>TikTok did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment.</p>.<p>TikTok's Chinese ownership has drawn attention from the White House and U.S. lawmakers, raising privacy and national security concerns including whether user data might be shared with the Chinese government.</p>.<p>The company has said it has never given user data to China, and would not if asked.</p>.<p>TikTok downloads have surpassed 2 billion worldwide.</p>.<p>The case is Triller Inc v ByteDance Ltd et al, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, No. 20-00693. </p>