A Gold Coast handbag company has moved to block a move by US actor Mischa Barton from trademarking her name, signature and logo in Australia.

 Mischa Accessories has opposed the 23-year-old star's application, recalling the legal battle between US singer Katy Perry and Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry earlier this year. In that case, the entertainer unsuccessfully tried to prevent the designer from using her own name.

 Neither Mischa Accessories manager Mervill Allen nor Barton's Melbourne-based trademark lawyers would comment on the case.

The Australian register already has a number of registrations for the names of personalities, including Kylie Minogue, Ian Thorpe, Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Rieu and Tiger Woods.

Source: Courier-Mail