Nirvana first brought the suit in Dec. 2018, accusing Marc Jacobs of copyright and trademark infringement over a T-shirt they said ripped off the band’s signature happy face design — with X ...

In case you didn’t know, Nirvana have been involved in a two-year copyright lawsuit over their smiley face logo. Now, a California graphic artist claims he created the iconic logo, not ...

The logo that the fashion line Marc Jacobs used to promote a grunge collection looks like Nirvana’s, with an “M” and “J” in place of the X’s. Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs ...

The Nirvana smiley face logo, allegedly designed by the late Kurt Cobain, has been the subject of a 6-year-long lawsuit between the band’s remaining members, designer Marc Jacobs, and Nirvana ...

Nirvana sued Jacobs along with retailers Saks and Neiman Marcus Group back in 2018. In 2020, Robert Fisher, a Los Angeles designer who worked with Nirvana in the 1990s, joined the lawsuit.

A years-long legal fight over Nirvana ‘s iconic smiley face logo could be headed for a major showdown, sparked by a former record label art designer who says he, not Kurt Cobain, created the ...

Nirvana's attorneys alleged that the company has used the smiley face design and logo continuously since 1992 to identify its music and licensed merchandise. The design has been licensed for use ...

A complicated years-long three-way lawsuit involving Nirvana 's famous smiley face logo has now been quietly settled out of court. The band sued Marc Jacobs in 2018, claiming the fashion designer ...

Nirvana, grunge-rock pioneers and one of the best-selling bands of all time, sued Marc Jacobs in 2018 over the logo, a crudely drawn face with crossed-out eyes and a tongue-out smile.

A legal battle over Nirvana‘s iconic smiley face logo will end in a settlement, resolving years of sprawling litigation between the band, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and a former Geffen Records ...

Nirvana sued Marc Jacobs International in 2018 after the company launched a “Redux Grunge” collection featuring a sweatshirt with a smiley face image similar to Nirvana’s happy face logo.