ByteDance, the $75b social media startup from China, is in the market for patents

Jack Ellis
6 min readJan 7, 2019
ByteDance’s headquarters in Beijing. Source: ByteDance

If you’re outside of China, you’ve probably never heard of ByteDance. But the Beijing-based startup’s mobile apps are used by more than 800 million people worldwide every day. It’s said to be seeking fresh investment that would value it at US$75 billion.

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Jack Ellis

Writing about IP strategy and investment in Asia and beyond.