Overview
- Maren Wade filed the lawsuit Monday in California federal court, accusing Swift and UMG of trademark infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition.
- Wade says she has used the Confessions of a Showgirl brand since 2014 through a Las Vegas Weekly column that grew into live shows, a podcast and related projects.
- The complaint points to a November 2025 USPTO refusal to register The Life of a Showgirl, which found a likely confusion with Wade's mark based on shared wording and overlapping entertainment uses.
- Wade's attorney says the album title appeared within weeks on consumer goods, labels and packaging sold through retail channels aimed at the same audience Wade had built.
- She asks for damages and a court order to stop the name's use, noting the album led U.S. sales in 2025 with 5.6 million units and could drown out her brand through reverse confusion.