LV告赢了茉莉奶白，BBC 怎么评？

这是 一直夫妇 的第 907 篇文章

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近日 , 苏州市中级人民法院针对 LV 起诉茶饮品牌茉莉奶白商标侵权的案件做出一审判决。法院判定 , 茉莉奶白侵犯了 LV 七件四叶花卉图形的注册商标专用权，LV 累计获赔 1030 万元。

随后，# LV你身后空无一人# #LV起诉茉莉奶白判赔1030万# 等话题冲上微博热搜，引发网民热烈讨论。许多网友认为 LV 的四叶花来自中国传统纹样，如今倒打一耙，令人气愤。

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Backlash after China bubble tea firm ordered to pay Louis Vuitton $1.5m

Popular Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay 10.3m yuan (£1.1m; $1.5m) in damages after a court ruled that its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark, fuelling an online debate over intellectual property protection.

1️⃣ infringe/ɪnˈfrɪndʒ/

六级词汇

这个词在今年的「外刊精读训练营」讲过，是一个典型的法律词汇，意思是「侵犯，触犯」权利、法律、规则等。例如 infringe a trademark「侵犯商标权」，infringe a patent「侵犯专利权」。本篇新闻中的 its logo infringed a Louis Vuitton trademark 是说茉莉奶白的「商标标志侵犯了路易威登的商标权」。六级考过好几次，大家要记住它。

There'll be those who argue that would be a breach of freedom of speech and infringe the rights of corporations to brainwash little children into demanding their products.

总会有人辩称，那样做会侵犯言论自由，也会剥夺企业向孩子灌输观念、诱导他们吵着要买自家产品的权利。

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The decision has divided the public online in China, with a hashtag linked to the case drawing more than 400 million views and tens of thousands of comments.

2️⃣ divide the public

金牌写作短语

这个短语是新闻报道中非常常见的表达，意思是「使公众意见产生分歧」，出现两派或多派观点，并不是字面上的「把公众分开」。大家如果想在写作中描述某个观点的支持者与反对者并存，公众无法形成一致意见时，就可以用上它。我们以「网购」为话题，写出句子：

The rapid development of online shopping has divided the public, with some praising its convenience and others worrying about the decline of traditional stores.

网络购物的快速发展引发了公众分歧，一些人称赞其便利性，而另一些人担心传统商店的衰落。

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Many Chinese social media users have defended the design of Molly Tea's logo, noting how many designs used in Western luxury brands have been inspired by Chinese artefacts.

One commenter on the Weibo platform wrote in Mandarin that he will "drink a cup of Molly Tea daily" to show his support for the company.

"Give me a break. They're just taking advantage of the fact that our ancestors didn't file for patents," the commenter wrote.

One user on RedNote, another Chinese social media platform, said: "Such basic geometric shapes have been used everywhere throughout history, not just China."

3️⃣ file for

我们在《》再次复习了 file 的熟词生义，这次就不重复了哦。file for patents 是「申请专利」之义。

4️⃣ geometric shape/ˌdʒiːəˈmetrɪk/

四级词汇

geometric 是形容词，表示「几何的」。对应名词为 geometry，既可以指「几何，几何学」，也指「几何形状，几何图形」。geometric shape 就是「几何形状」。

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But some online supported the court's verdict.

A Weibo user said that those who back Molly Tea's design should "study law first", arguing that there is no dispute as Louis Vuitton had already registered the logo.

Another said Louis Vuitton is justified in defending its intellectual property and that other brands do not have the right to imitate it, regardless of their industry.

5️⃣ be justified in doing sth

金牌写作短语

justified 是形容词，而且是个很重要的形容词，表示 having an acceptable explanation or reason「有正当理由的，有合理解释的」。

be justified in doing sth 是个固定短语，表示「做某事有正当理由」。原文 Louis Vuitton is justified in defending its intellectual property 是说有些人认为「维护自己的知识产权是合理之举」。

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