Swift sued by Theme park owner over use of Evermore album name

Taylor Swift is being sued by US-based  Evermore theme park, which says the star’s latest album has infringed its trademark by using the same name, as Swift’s Evermore release had caused some confusion about whether the two were linked. The Utah venue said there was a dramatic departure from typical levels of traffic on the website in the week after the album’s release.

Swift’s lawyers, however, responded by saying “there is no basis” for the claim.

They wrote in a letter filed in court, “Moreover, your client has suffered no damages whatsoever and, in fact, has openly stated that Ms Swift’s album release creates a marketing opportunity for your client’s trouble theme park.

The Theme park owners, who are seeking millions of dollars in damages, has said the trademark for the name belongs to them, and that Swift violated it when she started selling album-related merchandise.

|In the case, filed in a US district court in Utah, the owners said they had spent millions of dollars on the attraction, which opened in 2018.

Evermore, which was released on 10 December, was Swift’s second surprise album of 2020 and was described as a “ sister album” to Folklore, which came out in July.

Both the albums were critical and commercial successes, topping charts around the world, including in the UK and the US.