Singer Katy Perry Loses Trademark Fight Against An Australian Designer, Katie Perry
American singer Katy Perry has lost a trademark fight with an Australian fashion designer who is using the same name.
Katie Taylor, who filed the lawsuit in 2019, claims Katy Perry disregarded the trademark when selling Katy Perry clothing to fans in Australia during her 2014 and 2018 concert tours.
According to court documents released on Thursday, federal judge Brigitte Markovic decided that Katy Perry’s company, Kitty Purry, partially violated the trademark of Katie Taylor’s business, which sells largely garments online, by promoting the singer’s items through posts on social media.
Taylor’s 2008 registration of the Katie Perry trademark in Australia sparked the legal struggle between the two ladies.
The amount of damages that the celebrity’s firm, Kitty Purry, will have to pay will be determined next month.
Katie Perry is a registered trademark in Australia, where the designer began selling her designs in 2007.
The singer, who had her first major hits in 2008, was found to have violated the trademark when she promoted merchandise bearing the phrase “Cosy Little Christmas” online. This included a jacket advertising her album Roar as well as “Cosy Little Christmas” hoodies, T-shirts, sweatpants and scarves.
However, the judge dismissed additional claims concerning sales in specific retail locations and online marketplaces as well as tour sales for 2018. Justice Markovic dismissed the pop star’s attempt to cancel Katie Perry’s trademark in the latest news today.
The designer saw it as a “David and Goliath” situation where David prevailed.
She said on her website, “Not only have I fought for myself, but I fought for small businesses in this country, many of them started by women, who can find themselves up against overseas entities who have much more financial power than we do.”
