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Taylor Swift's Lawyers Call Trademark Suit 'Meritless' at Trial

The pop star's legal team argues the case lacks merit and asks a federal court to dismiss Maren Wade's trademark infringement lawsuit.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 23 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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The odds

How the odds moved · Exactly Yes
0%50%100%1%22 Sept, 20:42 UTCnowNME: Taylor Swift’s lawyers call ‘Life Of A Showgirl’ suit “meritless” at trial · 24 Sept, 09:31 UTCRolling Stone: Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Trademark Fight Escalates as Lawyers Call Lawsuit ‘Nonsensical’ · 23 Sept, 19:25 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 23 Sept 2026. Rolling Stone published first, on 23 September at 19:25 UTC; NME followed 14h 05m later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 24 September at 09:31 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Rolling Stone, NME.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Exactly Yes — resolved “No” on 6 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if exactly four unique songs credited to Taylor Swift appear in the top four spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of October 10, 2026. It resolves to No if that specific condition is not met. Readers often mistake the linked news story about her wedding ring as relevant to the resolution, but only the Billboard chart data determines the outcome.
  • Taylor Swift — resolved “No” on 28 Sept 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Taylor Swift wins Artist of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. It resolves to No if she does not win that specific award. Readers often mistake the linked news story about her trademark lawsuit for the resolution criteria, but only the award result matters.
  • Alexander McQueen — the market puts it at 2%, closing 31 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Taylor Swift is documented wearing an Alexander McQueen wedding dress during her first wedding ceremony with Travis Kelce while exchanging vows. It resolves to No if this specific event does not occur. Readers often mistake the source of truth, assuming any public appearance or casual photo counts instead of requiring documentation from the actual wedding ceremony.

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Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Taylor Swift’s lawyers call ‘Life Of A Showgirl’ suit “meritless” at trial NME
  2. Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Trademark Fight Escalates as Lawyers Call Lawsuit ‘Nonsensical’ Rolling Stone

Related prediction markets

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  • Resolved Exactly Yes No 32d ago

    The market favoured No at 99% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Resolved Taylor Swift No 40d ago

    The market favoured No at 67% a day out, and it won. How often it's right

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  • Kalshi Alexander McQueen 2% $0 24hends 31 Dec 2026

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