yes, that one.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n\n \u201cJust picture it. I had just launched my first showroom,\u201d she told CNN, recalling the moment in 2009, two years after she had launched her fashion line \u201cKatie Perry,\u201d which sells colorful and comfortable basics.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cI arrived back in the showroom, there were empty champagne glasses everywhere, and opened my post, and all I remember is looking at this paper that said, cease and desist. Stop sale of your clothes, stop any website, and stop any advertising material.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Perry, the American singer who was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, was skyrocketing to international fame following the launch of her popular singles \u201cI Kissed a Girl\u201d and \u201cHot N Cold,\u201d which were topping Australian and global charts in 2008.\n <\/p>\n
\n Ahead of Perry\u2019s first Australian tour in 2009, her lawyers sent Taylor a letter demanding she withdraw her trademark application, which she had registered months prior.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cI remember, bursting into tears and thinking, what is this all about? I haven\u2019t done anything wrong,\u201d Taylor said.\n <\/p>\n
\n That letter kicked off a legal saga that would last nearly two decades, winding through several courts, until the Australian High Court found on Wednesday the designer\u2019s use of her own name for her clothing brand did not violate trademark laws.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cHonestly, it kind of feels like a dream,\u201d Taylor told CNN after reading the ruling. \u201cI keep thinking, like, oh my god, has this actually happened?\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n CNN has reached out to Perry\u2019s management for comment on the outcome.\n <\/p>\n
\n The case was about who was legally allowed to sell clothing under the Katie \u2014 or Katy \u2014 Perry name.\n <\/p>\n
\n Taylor said she first heard about Perry in July 2008 when \u201cI Kissed a Girl\u201d came on the radio, according to the court filing Wednesday.\n <\/p>\n
\n Taylor \u201cbought the song on iTunes because she wanted to support an artist who had the same name as her.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n But their matching names would soon drive a wedge between them.\n <\/p>\n
\n After the 2009 letter, the two sides attempted to come to a settlement but they could not agree on the terms, according to the court filings.\n <\/p>\n
\n Taylor was granted the trademark for clothing and Perry amended her application to include just music and entertainment, according to the court ruling.\n <\/p>\n
\n The legal battle faded to the background. But as Perry\u2019s star grew and she continued to tour the world, including Australia, she began to offer branded tour merchandise, including clothing, to fans.\n <\/p>\n
\n In 2019, Taylor sued the singer, arguing Perry had infringed on her trademark.\n <\/p>\n
\n Taylor won her case in Federal Court but lost on appeal, with the judges finding that Perry\u2019s reputation in Australia was stronger than Taylor\u2019s at the time Taylor had registered her trademark application, and that it is common practice for pop stars to sell merchandise.\n <\/p>\n
\n In a strong rebuke against Taylor\u2019s case, they argued that her \u201cKatie Perry\u201d trademark should be canceled.\n <\/p>\n
\n But on Wednesday, Australia\u2019s High Court overturned the ruling, arguing the cancellation of the trademark was not warranted, and the use of the \u201cKatie Perry\u201d trademark was not likely to deceive or cause confusion.\n <\/p>\n
\n Taylor said the court battle was a long and difficult process, but she did it to show that trademarks are there to protect small businesses, not just large brands.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cSo many people said to me, like, why don\u2019t you just give up? It\u2019s not worth it. I really believe in standing up for your values. Truth and justice are part of my core and my values.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n Now it\u2019s \u201cback to business\u201d and selling her garments at markets in Sydney, Taylor said.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cBut without this hanging over my head, which is how it\u2019s been really since 2009. Just a heaviness, and lots of fear, and limbo,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cNow I can start really looking forward and focusing on the future. I\u2019m really excited.\u201d\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Sydney-based fashion designer Katie Perry had always dreamed of starting her own clothing brand. She never…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-528920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}