By K’Shema Francis—
A DNA result recently concluded that Fabian is not the son of the reggae Legend and is a 99% match with the man who is the father of his other siblings.
The Bob Marley Foundation controls the rights to the Bob Marley name in Jamaica, while 56 Hope Road Music controls the rights to the name in the rest of the world.
Fabian Marley, who was born Oniel Stanford in 1968, changed his name by deed poll in 2012 to his current name.
Fabian has publicly refused to accept the results of the DNA, calling it “illegal” and has insisted that he will continue to use the name Fabian Marley.
In court documents filed on Wednesday, the companies are seeking an injunction restraining Fabian Marley from using the Bob Marley name or associating himself or any of his business activities with Bob Marley’s name or image.
The court is also being asked to order Fabian Marley to stop using the name Marley and to change his last name.
They say Fabian Marley markets himself as the son of Bob Marley, which is likely to lead the public to believe that he and his music are associated with Bob Marley. They say he has been asked repeatedly to stop using the name, but has refused to do so.
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