TikTok May Return To India With Different Name As Company Files New Trademark

TikTok's parent company ByteDance has filed trademark application under the name 'TickTock'. Along with this, the company has also assured the Central Government that it will follow the new IT rules.

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TikTok Relaunch: Popular Chinese video sharing app TikTok may soon make a comeback in India. It can be launched with a new name and look on the same lines as PUBG. According to the tech report, TikTok's parent company ByteDance has applied to the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks for a new trade mark for its short video app.

In June last year, the Central Government had banned 56 Chinese apps, including TikTok. It was removed from all app stores and was not available for Indian users. 

TikTok's spelling changed to new trademark

According to tipster Mukul Sharma, the spelling of TikTok has also been changed in this new trademark filed by parent company ByteDance on July 6. The company has given this trademark application under the name TickTock. It is filed under Class 42 of the Fourth Schedule to the Trademark Rules, 2002.

Company in talks with the Government for its return

According to the information, ByteDance is in talks with the Central Government for the return of its app in India. The company has also assured the Central Government that it will follow the new IT rules. ByteDance had appointed its Chief Nodal and Grievance Officer in India even before the ban in 2019, which is one of the essential guidelines of the new IT rules. 

Before the ban, there were 200 million TikTok users

Short video app TikTok was very popular in India. At the time when it was banned, it had about 200 million users in the country. After the ban of TikTok, Facebook's Instagram and YouTube launched new features along the same lines. The feature of posting short videos for users is being given named 'Reels' on Instagram and 'Shorts' on YouTube. Thus, many other short video apps have also become available to users in the meantime. Now, if TikTok makes a comeback once again, it will receive tough competition from Instagram and YouTube.