The decades-old Nirvana smiley face logo is still causing strife between the band’s company and Marc Jacobs. As Nirvana LLC’s copyright suit plays out in California federal court over the designer’s ...

The general partnership which controls the Nirvana copyrights sued a Los Angeles art director Wednesday, alleging the designer falsely claims to own an interest in a smiley face logo the grunge-rock ...

A firm managing Nirvana's copyrights has refuted a graphic artist's ownership claim over the grunge band’s famous smiley face logo. The complicated legal drama began in 2018 when Nirvana LLC sued high ...

On the defensive for allegedly ripping off a design for a T-shirt, the fashion designer seeks to cancel the band's copyright registration. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large Marc Jacobs has ...

In December of 2018, designer Marc Jacobs was sued by Nirvana, L.L.C. for copyright infringement stating that Jacobs allegedly used the band’s “Happy Face” logo without permission. Now, Jacobs has ...

High end clothier Marc Jacobs is being accused of biting after their “Heaven collection included an animated face that is exactly like that of rock legends Nirvana. Last December, the fashion designer ...

Nirvana, through the firm that manages the band's copyrights, has struck back at a designer who maintains he created the band's distinct smiley face logo. On Monday (Jan. 24), Nirvana LLC, the ...

But Jacobs doubts that Cobain and his band created the smiley face logo in the first place, as The Hollywood Reporter revealed Wednesday (Nov. 27). Via the designer's counterclaims the previous day, ...

After several years, and a few unexpected twists, Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s smiley face logo, which also raised questions about the origins of the famous ...

Fashion brand Marc Jacobs has brought a countersuit against Nirvana, saying the band’s complaint that it ripped off a Kurt Cobain design for one of its T-shirts is “invalid and unenforceable.” Lawyers ...