Overview
- Taylor Swift’s bid to register “The Life of a Showgirl” has been put on hold by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which paused review until earlier, conflicting filings are resolved.
- Maren Flagg, a Las Vegas performer who uses the mark “Confessions of a Showgirl,” has sued Swift, arguing the newer title could cause consumer confusion in what she calls a reverse confusion case.
- The USPTO notice cites Flagg’s existing registration and a separate pending “Showgirl” application by Harlem Brands, a sequence that can delay any new registration until those matters clear.
- Swift and Travis Kelce had just made their iHeartRadio Music Awards debut as a couple, where Kelce was caught mouthing “I love you” and Swift won seven awards including Artist and Album of the Year.
- Kelce then joined fellow NFL tight ends for a Bandon Dunes golf trip as Swift attended Paul McCartney’s Fonda Theater show, and People reports Kelce confirmed a one-year, $12 million return to the Chiefs.