{"id":2960,"date":"2026-07-07T19:12:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:12:41","slug":"chinese-tea-chains-1-5-million-trademark-infringement-loss-to-louis-vuitton-sparks-fight-over-who-owns-a-flower-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2960","title":{"rendered":"Chinese tea chain\u2019s $1.5 million trademark infringement loss to Louis Vuitton sparks fight over who owns a flower pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Chinese state-media and online commentators are questioning if the four-petal flower design in the fashion house\u2019s 130-year-old signature monogram is derived from patterns dating back to ancient China. Some are accusing the company of \u201cmonopolizing\u201d traditional Chinese patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2958\">New lawsuit alleges the Trump administration shared Iranian asylum seekers\u2019 data with Iran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A court in the eastern city of Suzhou recently ruled that the logo of the Molly Tea, whose signature drinks are based on jasmine and other floral-based teas, infringed on Louis Vuitton\u2019s trademark monogram. It ordered the tea company to pay 10.3 million yuan ($1.5 million) to the French company, according to local media reports that carried copies or details of what they said was the ruling.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Intellectual property fights between Western and Chinese brands are not uncommon. International brands like American sneaker maker New Balance have taken Chinese firms to local courts and sometimes prevailed in intellectual property and trademark cases.<\/p>\n<p>The judgement has been trending online in China.<\/p>\n<p>The state owned newspaper Beijing Daily said Tuesday in a post on the popular online platform Weibo that the ruling exposed a gap in protections of ancient Chinese heritage and symbols.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did a Chinese enterprise end up paying more than 10 million yuan in damages to a French company for using a design that resonated with the spirit of China\u2019s centuries-old patterns?\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2956\">European Parliament members call for a probe of FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his Trump call before the decision to let Balogun play<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cChinese netizens accuse LV of attempting to monopolize ancient motifs after lawsuit against tea brand,\u201d said a headline in the Global Times, a state-owned English language newspaper. It asserted there was \u201cwidespread frustration\u201d over a foreign brand controlling a design believed to be part of China\u2019s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>A photo and caption accompanying the article showed patterns on a Tang Dynasty rosewood \u201cpipa,\u201d a kind of Chinese traditional lute, side-by-side with the Louis Vuitton monogram pattern.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Louis Vuitton is celebrating the 130th anniversary of its monogram designed in 1896, which it has called a \u201cuniversal symbol of creativity.\u201d The monogram was \u201cinspired by neo-gothic ornamentation and the influence of Japonism,\u201d its parent LVMH\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LVMH and Molly Tea did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Molly Tea, founded in 2021, was still displaying its four-petal flower logo on its official website as of Tuesday. The company told local media it was planning to appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2954\">South Korean law targeting \u2018fake news\u2019 takes effect, but journalists say it discourages critical reporting and can lead to self-censorship<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A court ruled Molly Tea&#8217;s logo infringed on LV&#8217;s monogram, prompting state media to ask why a French brand controls a design tied to Chinese heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chinese tea chain\u2019s $1.5 million trademark infringement loss to Louis Vuitton sparks fight over who owns a flower pattern - 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