According to a Tuesday (September 12) ruling by San Diego Judge John Houston, the producers of CBS’ “Rock Star” are going to have to come up with an alternate name for Supernova, the band made up of Motley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Metallica’s Jason Newsted and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke.

Last month, the original Supernova, a Californian, punk trio, filed for a preliminary injunction in San Diego’s U.S. District Court against CBS Broadcasting, Mark Burnett Productions and Lee, Newsted and Clarke, who are starring in the second season of the reality show. The injunction sought to halt the television-contrived act from performing or recording under the name “Supernova” if the band fails to change or add any words to the moniker.

Earlier Tuesday, Houston granted the request from the members of the original Supernova, bassist Art Mitchell, drummer Dave Collins and guitarist Jodey Lawrence,  for the preliminary injunction. The injunction keeps the producers of “Rock Star: Supernova,” which concludes Wednesday night  from “performing rock and roll music, or recording, or selling rock and roll music recordings under the same [name], pending a trial of this action on its merits, or until otherwise ordered by the court.”

The original Supernova, which formed in 1989 and released four studio LPs, first filed suit against the show’s producers in late June. The filing alleged trademark infringement and sought a jury trial, as well as the eradication of all “labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, containers, advertisements, electronic media and other materials bearing the Supernova mark.”

Supernova are best known for their song ‘Chewbacca’, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film “Clerks.” When the group discovered the show’s producers’ intentions to use Supernova as the name for their supergroup, the band contacted them.  Those talks hit a wall last month, forcing the band to take additional legal action to protect its rights.

The decision, in short, bars the CBS-created rockers from touring, recording and selling merchandise as “Supernova” once the order takes effect. First, the original Supernova must post bond, the amount of which has yet to be determined by the court.