Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Simon Cowell's British boy band One Direction, among the hottest new acts in the music business, has been sued for trademark infringement because it is using the same name as a small California pop-rock group. more info

The Newsroom — Australian fans go wild for One Direction as British boyband is being sued by US band with same name. more info

Starpulse — Simon Cowell has been hit by a lawsuit over the name of his big hit boy band One Direction. A U.S. group with the same name is suing Cowell's company Syco Entertainment and Sony Music claiming fa... more info

Perez Hilton — But he does say concede they are 'terrific.' Paul McCartney dismisses any whisperings that the Simon Cowell manufactured X-Factor boyband One Direction compares in any way to (arguably) the most influential band of the 20th century, The Beatles. On... more info

ContactMusic — Taylor Swift really likes One Direction star Harry Styles The 22-year-old singer - who has previously dated Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Lautner - was keen to get an introduction to the heartthrob at the recent Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell has been hit by a lawsuit over the name of his big hit boy band One Direction A U S group with the same name is suing Cowells company Syco Entertainment and Sony Music claiming fans and the media are getting confused as to which band is ... more info

Guardian Music — One Direction being sued for trademark infringement because they use the same name as a low profile Californian rock groupSimon Cowell's British boy band One Direction, among the hottest new acts in the music business, has been sued for trademark inf... more info

Gigwise — US boyband claim they formed before UK group and file lawsuit against Sony more info

Gigwise — American five-piece claim they formed before UK group and file lawsuit against Sony more info

E! Online — There are no two ways about One Direction's rapid rise to fame. Or are there? An American band claiming to be the original One Direction has sued Sony Music and Simon... more info