TikTok Shop is committed to creating a secure and trustworthy environment for all of our users. The protection of others' intellectual property rights is critical to keep our platform secure and safe. As a result, we will take action against sellers or creators who breach our TikTok Shop Intellectual Property Policy and related guidelines.
If you find any sellers or creators who use your registered design (or design patent) without authorisation, you may file a report. You may file an online report of design infringement through TikTok Shop Intellectual Property Protection Centre (IPPC) or TikTok Shop Intellectual Property Rights Reporting Platform.

What information or documentation should I submit when reporting an infringement?

To assist with your report, we suggest providing the information and documents below.
Your information: Your full name and contact information, including physical address, phone number, email address and other information and documents as required in the IPPC website or IPR reporting platform.
Proof of ownership: Please submit your proof of ownership if you are the design owner.
Letter of Authorization (LoA) or Power of Attorney (PoA): Please submit your LoA or PoA if you are authorised by the design owner to file the report.
Location of infringing content: Location or link of the reported content.
Design information: Basic information of your registered design, including:

• Design registration number
• Registered design name
• Registered design owner
• Jurisdiction of registered design
• Validity period of registered design

Design Certification (scanned copies):

• Design registration certificates with full details and drawings issued by the local intellectual property office or other competent governmental authority.
• Additional certificates, such as renewal certificates, assignment recordals, certificates of license/contract registration issued by the local intellectual property office or other competent governmental authority if a design registration certificate is insufficient to prove the validity and/or ownership of the registered design.
• Other supporting documents, if necessary, based on applicable local laws.

Supporting Information

• A description explaining how the reported product infringes the registered design along with an illustration that compares the complained product(s) to the registered design;
• Other supporting information or documents proving the alleged infringement.

Please note that we may require additional information or documents if the submitted materials are insufficient. Failing to provide sufficient information or documents may lead to denial of your report.