Taylor Swift's camp says the only copycat in her The Life of a Showgirl trademark fight is the person suing her. In a new filing, Swift's lawyers ask a federal judge to reject Las Vegas cabaret performer Maren Flagg's push to halt Swift's use of the album title, arguing such an order would target Swift's own artistic expression and cost "tens of millions" of dollars. Flagg, who performs as Maren Wade in a cabaret show dubbed "Confessions of a Showgirl," claims the album title and branding tread on her existing trademark. Swift's team counters that Wade spent months "centering her brand on The Life of a Showgirl's name, artwork, music, and lyrics to promote her little-known cabaret show," per Variety.
When Wade didn't get the desired result, she filed "a meritless lawsuit," according to the complaint, which hints that Swift will pursue remedies for Wade infringing on the singer's intellectual property—echoing Swift's countersuit strategy in the dropped Evermore Park case, per Billboard. Swift's lawyers argue the idea of plausible confusion between Wade's little-known cabaret shows at a "55+ golf resort" and Swift's album, related merch, and sold-out stadium shows is "absurd." They acknowledge the Patent and Trademark Office initially rejected Swift's trademark application, citing likely confusion with Wade's 2015 trademark, but say the decision isn't final or uncommon, and they expect to register the trademark in the end.
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