An Australian court has ruled that pop superstar Katy Perry infringed the trademark of a Sydney-based fashion designer, Katie Taylor, who has been selling her products locally under the "Katie Perry" label
Katie Taylor, whose birth name is Katie Perry, alleged in her 2019 lawsuit that the singer ignored the trademark and sold Katy Perry clothing to Australian customers in 2014 and 2018 during her concert tours in the country through retailers and websites.
According to Federal court judge Brigitte Markovic's ruling, Katy Perry's company Kitty Purry partially infringed the trademark of Katie Taylor's business, which sells mostly clothes online, by promoting the singer's products through posts on social media.
Damages are due to decided at a later date.
The judge dismissed a bid by the popstar seeking to cancel the Katie Perry trademark.
Taylor called the verdict a "David and Goliath" win for small businesses.
The tussle between the popstar and the Australian fashion designer over the homophonous name began in 2008 when Taylor registered the "Katie Perry" brand in Australia.
Katy Perry initially tried to block the registration and later engaged lawyers to try to force the designer to cease and forever desist from using the mark but later abandoned the move, Taylor said.


OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering
Rio Tinto Shares Hit Record High After Ending Glencore Merger Talks
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran
Bank of Japan Signals Readiness for Near-Term Rate Hike as Inflation Nears Target
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal
Federal Judge Restores Funding for Gateway Rail Tunnel Project
U.S. Lawmakers to Review Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein DOJ Files Starting Monday
Innovent Biologics Shares Rally on New Eli Lilly Oncology and Immunology Deal
Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Halted EV Charger Funding
Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances
Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Approval of AI Chatbots Allowing Sexual Interactions With Minors
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns
Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies
CK Hutchison Launches Arbitration After Panama Court Revokes Canal Port Licences
Why a ‘rip-off’ degree might be worth the money after all – research study 



