Stitch Editing Ltd. v. TikTok, Inc. et al

  1. April 24, 2023

    TikTok Seeks $8M In Fees For Gibson Dunn Team After TM Win

    TikTok and its counsel from Gibson Dunn are seeking more than $8 million in attorney fees after a California federal jury cleared the company in a trademark suit, saying plaintiff Stitch Editing's "bad faith" approach warrants the sum.

  2. March 09, 2023

    Jury Clears TikTok In $116M TM Suit Over 'Stitch' Edit Feature

    A California federal jury found Thursday that TikTok did not infringe the service trademark of London editing house Stitch Editing with its "Stitch" video editing tool, rejecting a mantra the plaintiff's attorney repeated throughout the one-week trial that the companies have the "same mark, same services."

  3. March 08, 2023

    TikTok Wanted To 'Hitch' Wagon To Stitch Editing, Jury Told

    An attorney for Stitch Editing told a California federal jury during closing arguments on Wednesday that the trademark infringement trial evidence showed TikTok named its video editing tool "Stitch" because it wanted to "hitch their wagon" to his client's valuable name, while a TikTok lawyer said the word is generic.

  4. March 07, 2023

    TikTok Expert's Survey Finds No Confusion With Stitch Editing

    A Stanford professor on Tuesday told a California jury considering claims that TikTok's "Stitch" feature infringes the trademark of London editing house Stitch Editing Ltd. that a survey he conducted found little customer confusion between the two companies, with only a small percentage of test respondents thinking there is a connection.

  5. March 06, 2023

    TikTok Can Mend 'Stitch' TM Use With $116M, Expert Tells Jury

    TikTok should pay up to $116 million for allegedly infringing the service trademark of London editing house Stitch Editing Ltd. with its built-in "Stitch" feature, a plaintiff's damages expert told a California federal jury Monday. 

  6. March 03, 2023

    TikTok Jury Hears Surveys Found Confusion Over Stitch TM

    Two customer survey experts on Friday told a California federal jury considering claims that TikTok's "Stitch" feature infringes the trademark of London editing house Stitch Editing Ltd. that they found significant confusion among customers about the companies being affiliated.

  7. March 02, 2023

    TikTok Feature Didn't Confuse Stitch Clients, Jury Hears

    The founder of editing house Stitch Editing Ltd., which is suing TikTok for trademark infringement over the app's "Stitch" editing feature, conceded Thursday before a California federal jury considering the $116 million suit that none of his clientele confused his company with TikTok. 

  8. March 01, 2023

    TikTok Owes Over $116M For Stealing 'Stitch' TM, Jury Told

    An attorney for video editing company Stitch Editing told a California federal jury during opening statements on Wednesday that TikTok caused $116 million in damages by stealing Stitch Editing's trademarked name with the app's "Stitch" editing feature while TikTok's attorney said it's protected by fair use