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Fashion brand Chrome Hearts filed suit in Los Angeles

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It seeks money damages and order blocking use of name

By Blake Brittain

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Rock legend Neil Young and his

latest band the Chrome Hearts have been sued for trademark

infringement by Los Angeles luxury fashion brand Chrome Hearts.

The lawsuit, filed on Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles,

said the band's name and merchandise will confuse consumers into

believing they are connected with the fashion brand. The

complaint sought an unspecified amount of monetary damages and a

judicial order blocking Young from using the name Chrome

Hearts.

Representatives for Young at his label Warner Records

did not immediately respond to a request for comment on

Friday. Attorneys and spokespeople for Chrome Hearts also did

not respond to requests for comment.

The Canadian-born Young, 79, was inducted into the Rock and

Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1995 and as a member of

the band Buffalo Springfield in 1997. He was also a member of

the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and has toured for

decades with backing from the band Crazy Horse.

Young announced a tour with a new backing band called the

Chrome Hearts last year. The fashion brand Chrome Hearts told

the court that the band's name has confused vendors into

thinking that the band's merchandise was part of a

collaboration.

The brand said it has previously collaborated with musicians

including the Rolling Stones and Drake, which it said increased

the risk of confusion from Young's band name. The brand said it

sent Young's representatives a cease-and-desist letter in July,

but the band has since continued to tour under the Chrome Hearts

name.

Young's band is scheduled to play in Mountain View,

California, on Friday and at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

on Monday.