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Per Billboard, a lawsuit has been filed against Neil Young over the band name ‘Chrome Hearts’ for trademark infringement by an apparel company.
The case, filed Thursday, comes from Chrome Hearts, a luxury brand that’s been using that name since the late 1980s for apparel, jewelry and accessories. Its lawyers say the name of Young’s new group – which debuted last year and released an album this summer – is clearly infringing the company’s “unique and valuable” name.
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Earlier this summer, Chrome Hearts says it reached out to Young’s team with a letter “respectfully requesting” that he stop using the name. But they say those efforts were unsuccessful – meaning the company “is now forced to bring this complaint to protect its valuable and longstanding intellectual property rights.”...
Representatives for Young and attorneys for Chrome Hearts did not immediately return requests for comment on Friday.
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Neil should write a song, "all we can do is sue." This is really stupid. Hopefully they work it out with little or no harm to anyone.
ReplyDeleteWe've been here before... Time for the Chrome Heart Cafe!
ReplyDeleteAppears this 'brand' lifted the name from a lyric from a song written in the 1970s.
ReplyDelete20 bucks says Neil (and team) drag their feet on this just long enough to finish out this tour.
ReplyDeleteMore free publicity fer a greedy corporation in America.
ReplyDeleteYawn…
How about the Chrome Tones? Too ethereal? Likely to be mistaken for one of those modern composers in the style of Schoenberg?
ReplyDeleteSorry—forgot to log in again. That was me.
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