A tale of “two teenage dreams” has ended in a nightmare for pop superstar Katy Perry, with one of her companies found guilty of infringing the trademark of a Sydney fashion designer.
Katie Jane Taylor has designed and sold her own line of clothing under her Katie Perry label since 2007, after being inspired by a trip to Italy. While singer Katheryn Hudson, more popularly known as Katy Perry, initially fought the Australian registration of the Katie Perry brand, she later withdrew this opposition and the mark was registered.Taylor sued Hudson for infringement in the Federal Court in October 2019, more than 10 years after the Roar singer started selling her own brand of merchandise, including clothing, under her own name.
“This is a tale of two women, two teenage dreams and one name,” Justice Brigitte Markovic wrote in a judgement published on Thursday.Singer Katy Perry.