Chinese Tea Chain Molly Tea Ordered to Pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 Million Yuan Over Floral Logo

Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has said it will appeal after a court in east China ordered it to pay Louis Vuitton more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) in a first-instance ruling for infringing the luxury brand's flower-shaped trademarks.

The Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province ruled that Shenzhen Molly Tea Catering Management Co and a drinks shop in Wuzhong Economic Development Zone had infringed the exclusive rights of seven registered floral trademarks owned by Louis Vuitton Malletier.

The court ordered Molly Tea's parent company to stop the infringing acts and pay LV 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) in economic losses, plus 300,000 yuan in legal expenses. The Wuzhong shop was ordered to bear joint liability within 100,000 yuan.

Molly Tea must also publish statements on its official website, Weibo account, WeChat public account, mini-program, Xiaohongshu account and Douyin homepage to eliminate the impact of the infringement, according to reports.

On July 2, Molly Tea founder Zhang Bocheng told Jiemian News that the company will appeal.

The dispute centers on flower-shaped designs used by Molly Tea that LV argued were highly similar to its registered floral marks, part of the French luxury house's well-known Monogram pattern.

The ruling comes as Molly Tea, a fast-growing Shenzhen-based tea chain, continues to expand in China and overseas. Its official website says the brand had more than 2,000 stores worldwide as of November 2025.