A Las Vegas showgirl, Maren Wade, is suing Taylor Swift for trademark infringement over her last album, 'The Life of a Showgirl.'
was filed by Maren Flagg. Flagg performs as Maren Wade, and has spent the past decade building a career around the branding “Confessions of a Showgirl.” She first started writing a column for theunder that banner in 2014, then turned her musings on showbiz life into a live show and touring production.
Wade trademarked “Confessions of a Showgirl” in 2015, and claims that the “similarity” between her mark and Swift’sis “immediate.” Her lawsuit reads: “Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression. Both are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.” The lawsuit points out that Swift’s efforts to trademark “The Life of a Showgirl” have already been stymied by perceived similarities with her own mark. Per the suit, Swift’s team filed a trademark application for “The Life of a Showgirl” last August, but in November the U.S. Patent and Trademark office issued a partial refusal “because of a likelihood of confusion” with a different trademark: Wade’s “Confessions of a Showgirl.” Despite this refusal, the lawsuit claims Swift and her team never obtained Wade’s “consent or authorization” to usein commerce as a trademark in connection with goods offered to the public.” While Wade has filed this lawsuit now, a quick glance at her social media pages suggests there was a brief period where she was very excited forpage is filled with posts using Swift’s music and hashtags like #LifeOfAShowgirl and #TS12. The cover art for aWade teased last summer also made use of a mint-green color scheme reminiscent of Swift’s album art. era. “Each additional sale compounds the confusion in the marketplace and further erodes ability to be recognized as the soul source of herBlackpink’s Lisa Will Be the First K-Pop Star to Stage a Las Vegas Residency, the Trademark Office refused, finding Swift’s mark confusingly similar. We have great respect for Swift’s talent and success, but trademark law exists to ensure that creators at all levels can protect what they’ve built. That’s what this case is about.”Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters SoraCannes 2026 Predictions: Hollywood Studios Are Sitting Out; Pedro Almodovar, Nicolas Winding Refn and More Auteurs to Drive the Lineup
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