The newest band to look for a lead singer through television already has its first lawsuit, E! Online reports.

Mark Burnett Productions, CBS and the band Supernova (AKA Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted) are being sued for copyright infringement from the Orange County based band called Supernova.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court on June 27, and is seeking Rock Star not call their band Supernova, and that they destroy anything promoting the band’s name.

The original Supernova is also seeking that a public statement be made, letting people know that Rock Star’s Supernova is not associated with the Orange County Supernova.

Burnett has copyright patents pending on the name Supernova for the band and the television show, but the Orange County group’s lawyer claims the band already had the rights to the name.

“Our clients believe they have the superior right on the mark Supernova. (The group) has a long-standing common-law trademark right to the mark,” John Mizhir, the band’s lawyer, said to the Associated Press on Tuesday.

Mark Burnett’s lawyer says he has the rights to the name, and that the lawsuit has no merit.






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