Chrome Hearts Clothing Drops Trademark Lawsuit Against Neil Young

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Chrome Hearts Clothing Drops Neil Young Lawsuit

The Los Angeles brand that shares its name with Young’s band has voluntarily dropped its trademark infringement claim By Jazz Monroe May 18, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Chrome Hearts, the fashion brand that shares a name with Neil Young ’s current backing group , has voluntarily dropped its trademark-infringement lawsuit against the band, Billboard reports . The complaint , filed last September, argued that Chrome Hearts LLC had owned the rights to the name since 1991, decades before Young debuted the lineup, in 2024. Young’s band—featuring Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony Logerfo, and Spooner Oldham—released its debut album in 2025. Neither party has responded to requests for comment on the circumstances in which the lawsuit was dropped, such as whether a settlement was reached.

In the original complaint, Chrome Hearts LLC alleged that “clothing and apparel vendors have apparently already mistakenly assumed” a link between the band and clothing line, and were “actively promoting that purported connection.” The brand requested Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts to stop using the name, which appears to have been in vain. On May 5, Young posted on Neil Young Archives that the band had finished its second album, Second Song , comprising five new songs and two unheard ones from 1964.

Meanwhile, Young shared another post yesterday urging fans to get out the vote “on or before November 3” to limit Trump’s power and unleash a “blue tsunami that will start the process of repair, reform, and return to sanity.”

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/chrome-hearts-clothing-drops-neil-young-lawsuit/)._