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 Nirvana's copyright dispute with Marc Jacobs over its smiley-face logo, the band said Kurt Cobain created it. Now, their art director says he did.

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 Kurt ...

Nirvana, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and an ex-label art director settled a complicated legal battle over a smiley face in July 2024.

Nirvana’s smiley face has an uneven head, X’s for eyes and a wavy smile with a tongue sticking out on the right side of its face.

Nirvana, fashion designer Marc Jacobs and an ex-label art director settled a complicated legal battle over a smiley face in July 2024.

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. Nirvana told ...

Nirvana's attorneys state 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 on ...

The Nirvana smiley face symbol—that simple, instantly legible sketch of a woozy-looking dude with a lolling tongue and X’s for eyes, usually rendered in yellow and black—dates back to the ...

In Nirvana's copyright dispute with Marc Jacobs over its smiley-face logo, the band said Kurt Cobain created it. Now, their art director says he did.

Nirvana’s lawsuit against Marc Jacobs will proceed, a California judge has ruled, according to Hollywood Reporter. The copyright infringement lawsuit concerns Marc Jacobs’ “Bootleg Redux ...