Designer Katie Perry wins Australian trademark battle against Katy Perry
An Australian fashion designer born with the name Katie Perry has won a trademark battle against a certain Katy Perry in her home country.The two Perrys first started sparring over who had the right to sell clothing products using the name Katy/Katie Perry within Australia back in 2009. The singing Perry sent the designing Perry a stern legal letter, resulting in the latter hitting out at the former online.The singer insisted that the stern letter was not as threatening as the designer made out – and was not the start of any legal battle in the courts – but was just a routine correspondence sent as part of her own company’s bid to register some trademarks in Australia.However, the dispute did ultimately end up in court, albeit years later and at the instigation of the designer Perry.