Fashion companies aren't usually keen on people counterfeiting their goods or misusing their logo, even if it's for satirical purposes. But some have a curiously relaxed approach when it comes to ...

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 Kurt Cobain.

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 ...

Grunge band Nirvana, LVMH-owned fashion label Marc Jacobs and art director Robert Fisher have reportedly settled a lawsuit over the fashion brand’s use of an image that bears a striking resemblance to ...

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, ...

A new twist has entered the more than three-year copyright and trademark battle with designer Marc Jacobs over the use of Nirvana’s smiley face logo. Graphic artist Robert Fisher, who worked with the ...

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’s former ...

An ongoing legal battle between grunge icons Nirvana and fashion designer Marc Jacobs revolves around a blissed-out smiley face known to rock fans around the world — recognizable for its crooked grin, ...

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 ...

The suit claims that Jacobs’ unauthorized “use of Nirvana’s copyrighted image on and to promote its products is intentional, and is part and parcel of a wider campaign to associate the entire 'Bootleg ...

In December 2018, Nirvana, L.L.C. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Marc Jacobs International L.L.C. and others. In the suit, attorneys for Nirvana alleged that Marc Jacobs used the ...