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Louis Vuitton Sues Tea Chain for Using Ancient Chinese Motifs
A Suzhou court recently ruled that Chinese tea chain Molly Tea must pay Louis Vuitton $1.5 million for trademark infringement regarding a four-petal floral motif. The decision sparked intense backlash from online users, who pointed to identical patterns in ancient Tang dynasty artifacts and garden architecture that predate the luxury brand's inception by over a millennium.
Source: Louis Vuitton Sues Tea Chain for Using Ancient Chinese Motifs — South China Morning Post
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 23, 2026.
Topics: louisvuitton · china · trademark · lawsuit · design
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