A reuniting 80s pop act will be forced to change its name after losing a trademark dispute.
Three of the original members of the British band, Bucks Fizz, who sold four million copies of their 1981 smash hit “Making Your Mind Up,” are readying to perform a series of concerts together.
However, fourth member Robert Gubby — who is not involved in the latest project — has won a court case preventing his former bandmates from using the name “The Original Bucks Fizz” for upcoming shows.
His wife, Heidi Manton, owns the Bucks Fizz trademark, and as a result, Mr. Gubby has requested that the trio to cease using the name.
Dean Dunham, the solicitor representing band members Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston, said the trio was “extremely disappointed” by the ruling. He said that the band would be appealing the decision in a bid to have it overruled by a higher court.
Bucks Fizz saw numerous line-up changes during the 1980s and 1990s, and by the 2000s had divided into two separate groups, one of which featured Mr. Gubby and his wife.