Taylor Swift's Legal Team Dismisses 'Meritless' Trademark Lawsuit Over 'The Life of a Showgirl'
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Ilana Kaplan
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Summary
Taylor Swift's attorneys have strongly responded to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by former Las Vegas showgirl Maren Wade (Maren Flagg), who claims Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' infringes on her 2015 trademark for 'Confessions of a Showgirl.' Swift's legal team called the lawsuit 'meritless' and the claims 'absurd,' arguing the phrases are distinct and the lawsuit lacks legal standing. The case centers on whether the similar phrasing could cause consumer confusion in overlapping entertainment markets.
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· 3 pulledTaylor Swift's attorneys have issued a fiery response to a former Las Vegas showgirl's claims that The Life of a Showgirl infringes on her 2015 trademark for the phrase 'Confessions of a Showgirl.'
Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.
Both phrases 'share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression.'
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