Katy Perry opens High Court’s March sittings
The High Court will finally settle the Katy Perry v Katie Perry trade mark battle on Wednesday.
The High Court will hand down its eagerly awaited decision in the Katy Perry trade mark case on Wednesday, before it tackles a March list that includes its first cryptocurrency case.
Perry, the global pop star who is now dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will be hoping the court agrees with a 2024 Full Federal Court ruling that the trade mark of Melbourne designer Katie Perry should never have been registered in 2009.
At the hearing in September, the court examined the concept of global trade marks and whether there was any commercial activity that would not be covered.
Justice Jayne Jagot, the trade marks expert on the court, focused on whether Perry’s reputation as a singer extended to clothing, whether Perry the designer had used the mark before registration and whether there was actual confusion. (Katie Perry is her maiden name and business name; she used her married name -Taylor — for court).
