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Van Halen have settled a dispute with drummer Alex Van Halen's wife Kelly over the name of her design business.
The Australian band and Kelly had come to blows over her use of the Van Halen moniker to name her business and applied for trademarks for products including ponchos, pillows, blankets, solar-thermal installations and interior design services.
Van Halen (the band) had argued that her trademark was "confusingly similar to [Van Halen’s] marks in sound, appearance and commercial impression”.
Both parties have now settled the case out of court and according to her lawyer, Daniel DeCarlos, she will now tweak her brand name to add more detail. Speaking to Hollywood Reporter he said: "What she is going to do is use Kelly Van Halen with another word like 'Designer Originals by Kelly Van Halen."
