Last year, Neil Young began to play shows with a new backing band that he called the Chrome Hearts . Then, in June, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts—featuring Young, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony Logerfo, and Spooner Oldham—released their debut album, Talkin to the Trees . Now, Young and his bandmates are being sued by the Los Angeles fashion brand Chrome Hearts for trademark infringement.

Chrome Hearts LLC filed its complaint in a California federal court on Thursday, September 11. The lawsuit was first reported by Billboard .

In the complaint, obtained by Pitchfork, lawyers for Chrome Hearts outline the brand’s ownership “of the CHROME HEARTS® word mark, and composite trademarks comprising the CHROME HEARTS mark and design components,” dating back to 1991.

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