British boy band One Direction has filed a countersuit against California boy band One Direction which originally sued the UK boy band over the use of the name One Direction. “There is a dispute with a local group in Northern California about the ownership of the One Direction name in the U.S. Despite One Direction’s management’s attempts to resolve the situation amicably, the California group are continuing with their lawsuit claiming that they own the name in the U.S. One Direction’s lawyers have now had to file an Answer and Counterclaim in order to defend and assert the band’s right to use their name.”