Lady Gaga & her sister Natali. Photo: Getty Images

A company called Excite Worldwide LLC applied for two trademarks with the US Patent and Trademark Office—one for “Lady Gaga” and one for “Lady Gaga Fame.” Their application says they’ll produce beauty products and a line of jewelry under the brand names. If their trademark application is approved, anyone else will be prohibited from producing similar items under that name, including Lady Gaga. The popstar has nothing to do with Excite Worldwide and says the Nevada-based company is getting in the way of her own trademarks, so she’s suing them. The lawsuit was filed in New York on Monday and, though we’re no legal experts, we’re putting our money on Gaga.