Katy Perry has lost a 15‑plus‑year legal battle to an Australian designer literally named Katie Perry, who just wanted to sell clothes under her own name. After nearly two decades of trademark wrangling in Australia’s High Court, judges basically said “sure, go ahead” to the small business owner and told the pop star she can’t have the name trademarked for clothing even though her hit songs are more famous than most outfits in Katie’s wardrobe. It’s the legal equivalent of arguing over whose name belongs on the cookie jar… and the cookies. Katy for giving KATIE a hard time for 15 years should feel shame, shame, shame.
[DailyBeast][LL&C]
