Katy Perry lost a trademark battle to a Australian designer in court

Sydney fashion designer Katie Jane Taylor won a legal battle against Katy Perry and her companies over the right to use her name.

[{"selector":"#anim-72c221c0-9a6b-43ae-b391-b342e657ae50 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.64552196115146%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b2c2701-25f2-42e0-b3ee-1c51b16215fb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The battle started over a decade ago when Taylor received legal documents opposing her trademark and demanding she stop the sale of her clothes and advertising material.

[{"selector":"#anim-880a7f21-c6fe-4ddf-9ad7-728e29da41d6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa56bac1-c664-4b08-97b7-ee6d7ca7934e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Katy Perry threw in the towel before the dispute went to court but her company, Kitty Purry, introduced her clothing range into the Australian market.

[{"selector":"#anim-af5e3297-b2ee-4c05-97d0-f7426e021fb8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d38f9ba2-d731-43e5-9a84-c9569970b3f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Taylor decided to fight back to show her children to stand up for what is right.

[{"selector":"#anim-f53bf6db-9653-49d4-aa0c-119c087ab14d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1dd891cb-4638-46fd-8b60-ce66bb8521a1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Perry took the battle to the Federal Court, which ruled in Taylor's favour.

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[{"selector":"#anim-c3d977a2-ac8b-4f61-82c1-e5e149cc0e8f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-1.4210854715202004e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0ae36c1-50b2-4c0c-8c3a-93ca938f1ad6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Overseas conglomerates often bully and intimidate small businesses with legal jargon.

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[{"selector":"#anim-879b89db-641b-41e7-a732-59f32f7be7a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.197442310920451e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae37a476-7642-489e-b89d-ba9f3e0d0fce","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Lawyer Richard Mitry said Perry may appeal the decision.