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Katy Perry stands up Aussie designer

Katy Perry
Aug 25, 2009 Updated Aug 26, 2009

Australian fashion designer Katie Perry, involved in a legal dispute with the US pop star of the same name says an attempt to extend an olive branch has failed.

The Sydney-based designer, who owns a loungewear clothing label was asked by the singer's lawyers in May to withdraw her trademark application to use her name for her label.  The singer, whose real name is Kathryn Elizabeth Hudson, dropped the case just hours before it was set for court.

The designer Perry was keen to meet the singer when she was in the country last week, but Perry's record company EMI rejected the offer on the grounds that she was pressed for time.

The legal case was off-limits during singer Perry's Australian visit, with rumours that she cancelled one television interview, fearing the topic would be raised.

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Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson; October 25, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a career in music. As Katy Hudson, she released a...

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