Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Katy Perry faces a lawsuit from Australian designer Katie Perry for alleged trademark infringement
pinkvilla.comKaty Perry is being sued by designer Katie Perry. The 36-year-old Smile singer is being sued by an Australian fashion designer for alleged trademark infringement for selling clothing in Australia bearing her stage name, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Katie Jane Taylor is an Australian designer who sells clothing under her maiden name Katie Perry. She launched Federal Court proceedings against Katy in October of 2019, claiming the singer and a related company, Killer Queen LLC, is infringing her trademark, which she registered in Australia in 2008.
In a judgment on preliminary issues in April, Federal Court Justice Brigitte Markovic said the singer adopted the stage name Katy Perry in 2004 using “the short form of her own first name.
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