Tuozhu Technology has reached a settlement with Pop Mart and apologized. All relevant models have been taken off the shelves.

The IP copyright dispute between TuoZhu Technology and Pop Mart has reached a new stage. On March 16th, TuoZhu Technology issued a statement saying that it had held consultations with Pop Mart and reached a settlement, and all relevant content has been taken down.

At the end of February, Pop Mart sued TuoZhu Technology for copyright ownership and infringement disputes. After the court accepted the case, the hearing is scheduled for April 2nd. A person close to Pop Mart revealed that Pop Mart's legal team sent letters to TuoZhu Technology in May and October 2025 respectively to discuss the platform's infringement issues, and finally filed a formal lawsuit.

It is reported that there were a large number of unauthorized 3D printing data models of Pop Mart's popular IPs on TuoZhu Technology's 3D model community, MakerWorld. Users only needed to download the models and could use TuoZhu's 3D printers to "replicate" trendy toys like Labubu, and even use them for profit.

At the beginning of March, according to Economic Observer, Tao Ye, the founder of TuoZhu Technology, was communicating with Wang Ning, the founder of Pop Mart, about the infringement dispute and seeking possible reconciliation and cooperation. At that time, all relevant models of Pop Mart, such as Labubu and Xingxingren, had been taken down from MakerWorld. When searching for "Labubu", the search results for 3D models showed zero.

This is not the first time TuoZhu Technology has been involved in an infringement dispute. Beijing Hanmu Chunhua Animation Technology Co., Ltd. filed a lawsuit against TuoZhu Technology at the end of 2025 for the infringement of the right of information network dissemination of works. The latest information shows that the hearing of this case is scheduled for March 20th.

According to the official website, TuoZhu Technology was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Shenzhen. It mainly focuses on desktop 3D printers. In addition to Shenzhen, the company has also set up a R & D center in Shanghai and an office in Austin, USA. In 2024, TuoZhu Technology's revenue was approximately 5.5 to 6 billion yuan, with a net profit close to 2 billion yuan. In 2025, its revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan, accounting for about 29% of the global consumer 3D printing market.

The core members of TuoZhu Technology's team all come from DJI. Among them, Tao Ye, the founder, chairman, and general manager, was once the head of DJI's consumer drone department; Gao Xiufeng, the CTO of the company, was once the head of DJI's innovation system engineering department; and Liu Huaiyu, the COO, was once the product manager of DJI's glasses, digital FPV system, and FPV drones.

Currently, TuoZhu Technology has completed four rounds of financing. In the angel round, the investor was MingShi Investment, and the financing amount was not disclosed. In the A round, the investor was IDG Capital, with a financing amount of 30 million yuan and a post - investment valuation of about 200 million yuan. In the B round, the investors were MingShi Investment and Wuyuan Capital, the financing amount was not disclosed, and the valuation was 2 billion US dollars. In the C round, the investor was still IDG Capital, with a financing amount of 150 million yuan.

This article is from the WeChat official account "Jiemian News", and is published by 36Kr with authorization.