Kylie Minogue insists legal battle with Kylie Jenner over trademark name ‘had to be done’

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Keeping Up With The Kardashians star ended in success - and she has now spoken out on the experience.The Can't Get You Out of My Head singer insisted there was no animosity, explaining that the decision to take Jenner on in court was "just business".Both women had cosmetics ranges they wanted to promote, and both were keen on using their first name for them.The youngest Kardashian star, daughter of momager Kris Jenner and transgender former athlete Caitlyn Jenner, was listed by Forbes as a billionaire in 2020.However, according to Minogue's lawyers, she was a "secondary reality TV personality" who didn't hold the rights to the name Kylie.On the USA TV show Watch What Happens Live, she told host Andy Cohen that she had an uncommon name which needed protection."When I was named Kylie, I think I met one person older than me called Kylie," she explained, "so it’s kind of unusual."I’ve spent a lifetime protecting my brand and building my brand so it was just something that had to be done."Andy high-fived the singer, who sprung to fame after starring in Australian soap Neighbours, and agreed.Branding herself as the original Kylie, after signing with a record label back in 1987 - a decade before her Kardashian rival had been born - she was determined to stake her claim.Documents filed by her lawyers described her as an "internationally-renowned performing artist, humanitarian and breast cancer activist known worldwide simply as 'Kylie'."They suggested that she was the only one entitled to brand herself with the name, as she had already been using it to sell clothes, furniture and a fragrance collection."Oh my god.