Katie Perry v Katy Perry: Sydney fashion designer wins 16-year trademark dispute with US pop star
Australia’s high court finds singer’s label and merchandise distributor had been ‘assiduous infringers’ of trademarkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Sydney fashion designer behind the Katie Perry label has...
<p>Australia’s high court finds singer’s label and merchandise distributor had been ‘assiduous infringers’ of trademark</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/11/federal-politics-updates-iran-womens-football-team-asylum-anthony-albanese-tony-burke-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The Sydney fashion designer behind the Katie Perry label has won her epic trademark dispute with US pop star Katy Perry, after a legal battle lasting almost 17 years.</p><p>In a majority decision on Wednesday, Australia’s high court found the designer’s label did not breach trademark laws and was not likely to cause confusion, regardless of the singer’s reputation when it was registered.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/11/katy-perry-sydney-fashion-designer-katie-trademark-court-case">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →