Company: TME
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000950170-25-056949
Chunk: 151

Company: Tencent Music Entertainment Group
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 151
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,278 trademarks, among which 4,508 had been registered with the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration and overseas. The Group had also registered 731 software copyrights with the Copyright Protection Center of the PRC. The Group’s “酷狗” (Kugou) trademark has been recognized as a well-known trademark by the Beijing Higher People’s Court. Three of the Group’s patents received the Shenzhen Science and Technology Patent Award from the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government in 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Despite the Group’s efforts to protect itself from infringement or misappropriation of its intellectual property rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise obtain and use the Group’s intellectual property in violation of the Group’s rights. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against the Group, or its failure or inability to develop non-infringing intellectual property or license the infringed or similar intellectual property on a timely basis, our business could be harmed. See “Item 3. Key Information — 3.D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — Failure to protect our intellectual property could substantially harm our business, operating results and financial condition.”
Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for Our Operations
The Group conducts its business primarily through our subsidiaries and the VIEs in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. As of the date of this annual report, except as disclosed in “Item 3. Key Information—3.D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—China’s internet, music entertainment and long-form audio industries are extensively regulated. Our failure to obtain and maintain requisite licenses or permits or to respond to any changes in policies, laws or regulations may materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operation,” our PRC subsidiaries and the VIEs have obtained the requisite licenses and permits from the PRC regulatory authorities that are material for the business operations of our subsidiaries and the VIEs in China, including, among others, the Value-Added Telecommunication Business Operating License, AVSP, ICO License, License for Production and Operation of Radio and TV Programs and Commercial Performance License. Given the uncertainties of interpretation and implementation of relevant laws and regulations and the enforcement practice by relevant government authorities, we may be required to obtain additional licenses, permits, filings or approvals for the functions and services of our platform in the future.
If any of our PRC subsidiaries or the VIE