11/4/2009
The people who own the rights to the 1970s rock group name Bachman-Turner Overdrive are attempting to take care of business with a lawsuit against frontman Randy Bachman and Fred Turner. The B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit was launched by two other members of BTO, Bachman's brother Robin and Blair Thornton. The pair claim Randy Bachman and Turner signed away their rights to the name Bachman-Turner Overdrive, BTO and any similar names in three separate agreements.
The lawsuit claims Randy Bachman's company trademarked the name Bachman-Turner and Bachman-Turner Union in both Canada and the United States earlier this year and that could be confused with the BTO name. The statement of claim says the two men are breaching the BTO agreement and are confusing the public and business into believing they are connected with the business of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. The lawsuit asks for a permanent injunction stopping the two from using the names and financial damages for the plaintiffs loss of market share.
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