Merry Swiftmas! Singer To Trademark Word

It's not the only word she wants to claim

Published 11th Dec 2015

"Swiftmas" is the latest word Taylor Swift is attempting to trademark, along with the date "1989" which is also the name of her album.

Swiftmas is the word the singer's fans use to describe the random acts of kindness she makes such as giving money to charity or inviting people to her shows.

At the beginning of the year Swift trademarked phrases such as "This sick beat" and "Cause we never go out of style" to make sure they do not appear on merchandise.

This time the 25-year-old has added the song title "Blank Space" and phrase "And I'll write your name".

She also wants to trademark the words "A girl named girl" which is thought to be the title of her unpublished new book.

The trademarks were registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office on December 3rd.

As artists struggle to make as much money from making music as they used to, they are becoming increasingly aware of the value of their name and taking greater action to protect their image rights.

Last year, Swift pulled all of her music off Spotify as fans increasingly move towards streaming services instead of music downloads.

The 25-year-old said: "Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for."