Louis Vuitton takes China’s trademark regulator to court as legal drive continuesThe French luxury brand is suing the government body as it faces backlash over a trademark dispute with a Chinese milk tea chain2-MIN READ2-MIN2ListenPublished: 10:00pm, 14 Jul 2026Updated: 11:14pm, 14 Jul 2026Louis Vuitton is set to face off against China’s trademark regulator in a Chinese intellectual property court on Thursday, as the French luxury brand deals with public backlash in China over a separate legal battle against a local milk tea brand.Louis Vuitton Malletier filed the administrative lawsuit against the China-national-intellectual-property-administration" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="161137" data-entity-type="organization">China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), with a Chinese individual – Huang Minyao – joined as a third party, according to a notice published by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court in May.It is not immediately clear based on the notice what trademark dispute the lawsuit involves.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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TUE · 2026-07-14 · 14:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0714-92992
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Louis Vuitton takes China’s trademark regulator to court as legal drive continues
Louis Vuitton Malletier is taking China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to court in a Chinese intellectual property court on Thursday. The French luxury brand filed this administrative lawsuit against the government body, with a Chinese individual, Huang Minyao, listed as a third party.
Xiaofei Xu,Mia NurmamatSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-14 · 14:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Louis Vuitton Malletier is taking China's National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to court in a Chinese intellectual property court on Thursday. The French luxury brand filed this administrative lawsuit against the government body, with a Chinese individual, Huang Minyao, listed as a third party. The article notes that the specific trademark dispute involved in this lawsuit is not immediately clear from the published notice. This legal action comes as Louis Vuitton is experiencing public backlash in China due to a separate trademark dispute with a local milk tea brand.
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The lawsuit is being heard in a Chinese intellectual property court.
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Louis Vuitton is suing China's trademark regulator, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA).
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The specific trademark dispute involved in the lawsuit against CNIPA is not immediately clear.
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Louis Vuitton is facing public backlash in China over a separate legal battle with a local milk tea brand.
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