Katy Perry has won her years-long legal battle with an Australian designer.
The decision was handed down in an Australian court on Thursday, November 21, a Sydney fashion designer of the same name confirmed to The Post.
The Grammy-nominated singer, 40, has been locked in a trademark dispute with the style guru of the same name since 2009. The “I Kissed a Girl” singer’s legal name is Katherine Elizabeth Hudson.
“I’ve lost everything, including my trademark. As you can imagine I’m devastated,” Australian Katie told The Post.
She continued, “My label was a dream of mine when I was 11 years old and now the dream I’ve worked so hard for since 2006 has been taken away. Now what do I do? I’m devastated. I’ll give it a go and guess what the next steps are. Maybe go somewhere in the world where the name Katy Perry doesn’t mean anything.
The Post has reached out to Katy’s rep for comment.
Katy said she had been sent a cease-and-desist letter by the pop star and her representatives in an attempt to shut down her Australian clothing label, which she had been running under her birth name since 2007.
“Last week was the culmination of the biggest battle of my business career, the “David and Goliath case” – legal action against singer Katy Perry for infringing my Katy Perry trademark in Australia – since which I have Withheld September 29, 2008, Australia Katie wrote in a blog post In 2022
The “Roar” singer lost her battle last year when it was determined she had infringed on the Didmaker’s trademark — but the diva hasn’t backed down.
Pop star Katy filed an appeal to send him back to court.
The designer previously said he had experimented. “Nightmares” and “Insomnias” After allegedly being The troll From fans of pop star amid legal battle
She also recalled a painful moment during the trial when she was Compelled to read emails between singers And her manager John Perry called the designer a “dumb b–ch.”
Katie’s manager, Steven Jensen, declined comment.
“Artists are emotional people. Emotions are what drive their talent,” Jensen said at the time. “It was an emotional response, not directed at Ms. Taylor personally.”
After the Federal Court of Australia sided with Katy in 2023, the fashion designer called it a “win for small business”.
“Not only have I fought for myself, but I have also fought for small businesses in this country,” the entrepreneur wrote. “Many of them are started by women, who may find themselves up against overseas institutions that have much more financial power than we do.”
Katie is also famously involved in a legal battle with an 84-year-old veteran named Carl Westcott over the sale of her $15 million California mansion.
In 2020, Westcott struck a deal with the “Fireworks” singer’s business manager, Bernie Goodway, who agreed to sell his home to the superstar during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Westcott tried to back out of the deal days later, citing his mental health and alleging that he had agreed to the sale while recovering from surgery, he refused.
In turn, the two parties launched their own lawsuits against each other, with Westcott’s mental capacity taking center stage.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lipner sided with Katie in November 2023, ruling that Westcott did not have substantial evidence to support her claim that she owned the eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom estate. Lack of mental capacity to contract.
However, the court battle continues as Katie claims Westcott owns her millions in damages on the property – and the number continues to grow.
The pop singer and Westcott’s team are due back in court in February 2025 for the second phase of the trial.
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