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Taylor Swift is being sued for trademark infringement by a Utah theme park.
The amusement park has the same name as her latest album, Evermore, and is now suing the singer for millions – including legal feed, reports Pitchfork.
Documents viewed the publication state that the 31-year-old’s record has led to confusion amongst guests and has had a detrimental impact on its search rankings on Google.
In the claim, the park also alleges that the design behind Swift’s record, released in December last year, infringes on its own designs for its merchandise and album covers for its original soundtracks.
The plaintiff states in the suit, filed on February 2 in a U.S. District Court in Utah, that when the album was released, guests started asking “whether the Evermore Album was the result of a collaboration between Evermore and Taylor Swift or some other type of relationship”.
As per Pitchfork, Swift’s reps have since vehemently denied the allegations of trademark infringement in a letter that was filed in court, in which the lawsuit was branded “baseless.”
"Put simply, the Swift Parties have not infringed your client’s trademark,” the letter states. “It is inconceivable that there is any likelihood of confusion between your client’s theme park and related products and Ms. Swift’s music and related products.”
In a statement to the publication, a spokesperson for the Swift added:
"The fact is, this frivolous claim is coming from Ken Bretschneider, founder and CEO of an experience park and according to Utah Business, ‘As of June 2020, at least five lawsuits have been filed against Bretschneider and the Evermore group by major construction companies like Sunroc, AGC Drywall and Construction, Geneva Rock, Mountain Point Landscaping, EME Mechanical, Kreativ Woodworks, and NFH Distributing (Beehive Brick and Stone)."
The statement continues:
"The companies claim ‘they are owed between $28,000 and $400,000.’ Utah Business says, ‘he owes millions of dollars in construction, mechanic, and landscaping fees to workers across the valley who have yet to be paid’... with ‘a collection of more than 20 construction lines on the Evermore property.’ The true intent of this lawsuit should be obvious."
