After being sued by an American artist who sells clothing under her birth name, Katy Perry, singer has successfully appealed a logo selection over her name.
Three appeals judges on Friday overturned a court decision last year that favoured Katie Taylor over merchandise sold by the pop star during a 2014 tour of Australia.
The courts said Perry had been using her name as a mark five years before Taylor started her business, adding that by that time, Perry had attained an “international popularity” in pleasure.
The judges even cancelled Taylor’s logo subscription on Friday.
Taylor had compared her legal challenge to” David and Goliath.” She told the Sydney Morning Herald after Friday’s decision that she was “devastated” with the situation results.
The decision to use one woman’s name as a trademark in a situation involving two successful ladies who were aware that one existed was “unfortunate” according to the appeals judges.
” Both ladies put blood, sweat and tears into developing their companies”, the magistrates said.
” As the popularity of one grew abroad, the other became conscious of her predecessor and filed a mark application”, they said.
One of Perry’s biggest hits was made reference to in her ruling last year:” This is a tale of two people, two youthful dreams, and one title.”
Perry’s decision comes as she gears up for her first Lifetimes world tour in earlier 2025 to assist her return recording, 143.