The Australian singer Katy Perry has won the right to use her name.
After being sued by an Australian designer who sells
clothing under her given name, Katy Perry, a singer,
successfully challenged a trademark ruling
on her name.
A court ruling last year that favored Katie Taylor
over products sold by the pop diva during a 2014
tour of Australia was overturned by three appeals
judges on Friday.
According to the judges, Perry had established
a "international reputation" in the entertainment
industry by the time she launched her company,
and she had been using her name as a trademark
for five years prior.
Taylor's trademark registration was also revoked
by the judges on Friday.
"David and Goliath" was how Taylor had described
her legal battle with Perry.
Following Friday's decision, she told the
Sydney Morning Herald that she was "devastated"
by the case's conclusion.
The case between two industrious ladies who
utilized their names as trademarks without knowing
the other existed was deemed "unfortunate"
by the appeals court.
The judges remarked, "Both women invested blood,
sweat, and tears into growing their enterprises."
They claimed that as one's notoriety spread around
the world, the other learned about her namesake
and applied for a trademark.
"This is a tale of two ladies, two youthful hopes
and one name" is one of Perry's greatest songs,
which the court who decided in Taylor's favor
last year cited.
The decision was made on Friday as Perry gets
ready to embark on her Lifetimes world tour
in early 2025 in support of her comeback
album 143.
Source bbc.com
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