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Katy Perry Loses 16-Year Trademark Fight With Fashion Designer

Katy Perry chose her stage name because she worried that her actual name, Katy Hudson, might be too close to a certain rom-com-associated actress. Nobody's confusing Katy Perry for Kate Hudson, but that stage name did wind up getting Perry into a 16-year legal dispute with an Australian designer whose brand just so happens to be called Katie Perry. The post Katy Perry Loses 16-Year Trademark Fight With Fashion Designer appeared first on Stereogum.

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01:59 on March 12 2026

Katy Perry Loses 16-Year Trademark Fight With Fashion Designer

Stereogum — Katy Perry chose her stage name because she worried that her actual name, Katy Hudson, might be too close to a certain rom-com-associated actress. Nobody's confusing Katy... more info
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