By The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canadian rocker Randy Bachman is involved in a court fight with his brother over the rights to their iconic 1970s rock group's name Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Bachman's brother, Robin, and fellow band mate Blair Thornton have launched a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court claiming Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, the other member of the rock quartet, signed away their rights to the names Bachman-Turner Overdrive, BTO and any similar names.

Thornton and Robin Bachman claim Randy Bachman's company trademarked the name Bachman-Turner and Bachman-Turner Union in Canada and the United States earlier this year.

The pair claim those names could be confused with the BTO name.

Their statement of claim asks for an injunction, saying Randy Bachman and Turner are confusing the public and businesses into believing their other companies are connected with the business of Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Bachman-Turner Overdrive's hits, such as "Taking Care of Business" and "Hey You" climbed the charts in the 1970s and Randy Bachman has had a more recent high-profile career as host of the CBC Radio show Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap.