▁band ▁that ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁file d ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁in fr ing ement ▁law suit . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁law suit , ▁the ▁US ▁band ▁had ▁been ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁recorded ▁two ▁albums ▁and ▁file d ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁register ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁US ▁band ▁said ▁they ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁prof its ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁band , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁compens atory ▁dam ages ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁US $ 1   mill ion . ▁The ▁law suit ▁claimed ▁that ▁Sy co ▁and ▁Sony ▁Music ▁" ch ose ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁pla int iff ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁wil fully ▁in fr ing ed ▁them " ▁after ▁they ▁real ised ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁bands ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁Sy co ▁Records ▁subsequently ▁counter - su ed , ▁suggesting ▁the ▁US ▁group ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁money ▁from ▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁success ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁boy ▁band ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁US ▁inter state ▁commerce . ▁The ▁BBC ▁reported ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁the ▁UK ▁group ▁won ▁the ▁legal ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁keep ▁using ▁their ▁band ▁name ; ▁the ▁US ▁band ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Un chart ed ▁Sh ores . ▁The ▁change ▁of ▁name ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁statement ▁that ▁also ▁noted ▁both ▁groups