Katy Perry Wins Trademark Appeal Against Australian Designer

The Australian court ruled in favor of the pop star, overturning a previous decision and canceling the designer's trademark registration.

Singer Katy Perry successfully appealed a 2023 ruling that found her in violation of Australian designer Katie Taylor's trademark for the name 'Katie Perry.'
The court determined that Perry had been using her name as a trademark in good faith since 2002, five years before Taylor launched her clothing brand in 2007.
Judges canceled Taylor's trademark registration, citing potential consumer confusion due to the similarity of the names and Perry's international reputation.
Taylor had rejected a 2009 coexistence agreement proposed by Perry, which the court noted could have resolved the dispute early on.
Taylor expressed devastation over the ruling, claiming it has cost her her business and lifelong dream, while Perry has not publicly commented on the outcome.