Taylor files five trademarks phrases `Unforgettable`

Before we could all have ourselves a very merry Swiftmas, the singer trademarked the word “Swiftmas”, along with “Blank Space”, “And I’ll Write Your Name”, “A Girl Named Girl” and “1989” on 3 December with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The pop star wants to trademark five phrases associated with her album “1989” to prevent others from cashing in on her success by merchandising clothes, printed materials, retail websites and concerts featuring her lyrics and famous phrases. However, many would be surprised to hear about “A Girl Named Girl”, which is actually the name of a book Taylor Swift wrote when she was 14 years old.

If the trademarks go through, the phrases can’t be used on clothing, paper products (like notepads), live performances and literary publications.

Swiftmas is the word the multi-millionaire singer’s followers coined to describe when she randomly delivers Christmas presents to fans. “Blank Space” is the name of one Swift’s singles, while “And I’ll Write Your Name”, is a line from the same song.

Swift was involved in a copyright claim earlier this year, with R&B singer Jesse Graham filing a $42m (£27m) lawsuit against Swift, arguing that her 2014 hit single “Shake It Off” ripped off one of his songs.

Taylor Swift has put in trademark applications that include lyrics, concepts and the album title “1989”. As if she wasn’t doing enough when she was 15, right?

There also was a meet-and-greet between Swift and her lookalike Kristy Lee.