2026年3月31日 / 美国东部时间上午11:01 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
泰勒·斯威夫特因她的最新专辑《The Life of a Showgirl》面临新的诉讼，该诉讼指控这名歌手侵犯商标权。
该诉讼于周一由拉斯维加斯表演者玛伦·韦德向联邦法院提起，诉状称，尽管斯威夫特知道自己的专辑标题与韦德曾为《拉斯维加斯周刊》撰写的专栏《Confessions of a Showgirl》标题相似，但仍将其热门专辑命名为此。该专栏围绕韦德在娱乐行业的经历轶事展开，于2014年首次发表，文档显示，韦德后来将其改编为同名现场秀和书籍。
韦德于2015年从美国专利商标局获得了《Confessions of a Showgirl》的注册商标。根据诉讼文件和商标局的信息，该商标最终获得了“不可争议”地位，这意味着所有者在多年持续使用后有权独家使用该商标。
韦德的律师杰米·帕基宁在一份声明中告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，当斯威夫特后来申请注册《The Life of a Showgirl》商标时，该局以其标题与韦德已确立的商标“令人混淆地相似”为由拒绝了她的申请。
“但他们仍继续使用该名称，并将其拓展至协调一致的商业推广活动中，通过零售渠道分发到数百万消费者手中，”诉讼在提及斯威夫特团队时说道。诉状还补充称，韦德“从未就该名称与他们有过任何接触”。
诉讼称，在韦德花了十多年时间打造个人品牌后，斯威夫特的专辑标题损害了韦德的个人品牌形象。
“她注册了这个商标，她凭实力拥有了它，”帕基宁说道。“我们非常尊重斯威夫特的才华和成就，但商标法的存在是为了确保各个层级的创作者都能保护自己的心血。这正是本案的核心。”
韦德的诉状称，《Confessions of a Showgirl》与《The Life of a Showgirl》之间的相似性“一目了然”，因为两个标题“拥有相同的结构、相同的核心短语，以及整体一致的商业观感”。诉状还称，两个品牌“服务于重叠的市场，目标受众也是同一批消费者”。
除商标侵权外，该诉讼还指控斯威夫特和环球音乐唱片公司存在不正当竞争，具体而言是虚假标识——这项法律禁止在商业流通中的商品或服务向消费者虚假陈述其来源。环球音乐唱片公司是环球音乐集团的子公司，斯威夫特隶属于该集团。诉讼还将另一家环球旗下子公司——布拉瓦多国际集团商品销售服务公司列为被告。
韦德就涉嫌商标侵权给其业务、声誉和商誉造成的“不可弥补的损害”寻求未明确具体数额的赔偿金，并请求法院下令禁止斯威夫特继续使用其热门专辑的标题。
诉讼辩称，斯威夫特的商业成功“并不依赖于继续使用某一个特定标识”，而《Confessions of a Showgirl》是韦德唯一的商标，也是她“职业身份和事业的基础”。
“这并非她数百个商标中的一个，”诉状说道。“这是她唯一拥有的商标。”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/taylor-swift-sued-for-trademark-infringement-over-the-life-of-a-showgirl/
Taylor Swift sued by Vegas performer for trademark infringement over “The Life of a Showgirl”
March 31, 2026 / 11:01 AM EDT / CBS News
Taylor Swift is facing a new lawsuit over her latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which accuses the singer of trademark infringement.
Filed Monday in federal court by Las Vegas performer Maren Wade, the complaint claims Swift titled her hit record despite being aware of its resemblance to the title of a column that Wade penned for Las Vegas Weekly called “Confessions of a Showgirl,” centered around anecdotes about her experiences in the entertainment industry. The column was first published in 2014, the document said, and Wade later adapted it into a live show and book by the same name.
Wade obtained a registered trademark for “Confessions of a Showgirl” from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2015. The trademark eventually received “incontestable” status, signaling the owner’s right to exclusively use it after having done so consistently for a period of years, according to the lawsuit and the trademark office.
When Swift later applied to register a trademark of her own for “The Life of a Showgirl,” the office denied her application, allegedly on the grounds that its title was “confusingly similar” to Wade’s already established one, Wade’s attorney, Jaymie Parkkinen, told CBS News in a statement.
“They continued using it anyway, expanding it across a coordinated commercial program and distributing it through retail channels reaching millions of consumers” the lawsuit said, referring to Swift’s team. It added that Wade “was never contacted” about the name.
The lawsuit claims that Swift’s album title undermined Wade’s personal brand, after the performer had spent more than a decade building it.
“She registered it. She earned it,” said Parkkinen. “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.”
Wade’s complaint said similarities between “Confessions of a Showgirl” and “The Life of a Showgirl” are “immediate,” as both titles “share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression.” It also said the brands “are used in overlapping markets and are directed at the same consumers.”
In addition to trademark infringement, the suit also accused Swift and UMG Recordings of unfair competition and, specifically, false designation, a law that prohibits goods or services circulated in commerce from misrepresenting their origins to consumers. UMG Recordings is a branch of Universal Music Group, to which Swift is signed. The lawsuit also named Bravado International Group Merchandising Services, Inc., another branch of UMG.
Wade is seeking unspecified damages for “the irreparable harm to her business, reputation, and goodwill” as a result of the alleged trademark violation, as well as a court order that would prevent Swift from continuing to use the title of her hit album.
Swift’s commercial success “does not depend on the continued use of any single designation,” the lawsuit argued, while “Confessions of a Showgirl” is Wade’s only trademark and the basis of her “professional identity and career.”
“It is not one mark among hundreds,” the complaint said. “It is the only one she has.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/taylor-swift-sued-for-trademark-infringement-over-the-life-of-a-showgirl/
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