LOS ANGELES: Country-pop diva Taylor Swift's fetish for the number 13 is being tested by a California clothing company in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday in a greater Los Angeles court.

Blue Sphere Inc. said it had been using Lucky 13 as a registered trademark for its line of 1950s-themed rock 'n' roll clothes and accessories for two decades before the phrase appeared in 2012 on official Taylor Swift merchandise.

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