Hybrid Theory, Verve, The New Yardbirds and Mookie
Blaylock. Four very popular bands found on many a music fan’s playlists
the world over. No, really. You will have heard of them. That’s because
these are the original names of these four popular bands before legal
action forced them to change to the one we now all know and love. Find
out just who these bands became, with specialist trademark lawyer and
solicitor Glenn Duker.
Hybrid Theory
This band went by the name Hybrid Theory until a
fellow US based band called Hybrid kicked up a fuss and threatened legal
action. They considered several other monikers including Clear, Probing
Lagers, Ten PM Stocker and Platinum Lotus Foundation before settling on
Lincoln Park. Unfortunately the band at that point couldn’t afford the
lincolnpark.com domain name for their website so they changed the
spelling and Linkin Park was born.
The New Yardbirds
James Patrick Page was guitarist for a band called
The Yardbirds between 1966 and 1968, replacing Eric Clapton and
performing alongside Jeff Beck. After the band split in 1968, Page
decided to form his own, which he called The New Yardbirds. He received a
cease and desist order from former bandmate Chris Dreja, forcing Page
to change the name of the band. Page complied, and that was how Led Zeppelin came to be.
Verve
After famous jazz label Verve caught wind of a
British band using the same name, they sought legal action that resulted
in the band simply adding the word The to their name. And so The Verve was born.
Mookie Blaylock
This Seattle band took their name from that of NBA
player Mookie Blaylock and named their first album Ten after his jersey
number. Unfortunately Blaylock the player was still very much active in
basketball, therefore his name was considered a brand which meant Mookie
Blaylock the band had to change their name. They changed to Pearl Jam, and haven’t looked back since.
Lawyer and solicitor Glenn Duker specialises in all
trademark law matters. If you would like to trademark your product or
wish to take legal action against another party you believe is breaching
trademark laws, get in touch with us today.
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