The rock band is suing the designer for his use of a smiley face symbol, which Nirvana's attorneys claim is "virtually identical" to their logo, in the Marc Jacobs Redux Grunge collection.

By Annie Aguiar Oh, that lawsuit Nirvana filed against the fashion line Marc Jacobs for using its smiley face logo without permission? Nevermind. After more than a half-decade of litigation ...

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 ...

The “Redux Grunge Collection” was unveiled in November 2018 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Marc Jacobs’ SS93 Grunge Collection, which was defined by a smiley face logo.

But the other big part of Marc Jacobs’ argument is that Kurt Cobain, the late lead singer of Nirvana, did not design the logo as the copyright for the logo purportedly claims. “The creator of ...

Nirvana sued designer Marc Jacobs in December of 2018 over a shirt in his Redux Grunge collection, the (aptly named?) “Bootleg Grunge tee”: Nirvana said that Marc Jacobs was implying ...

By Bill Donahue 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 ...

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.

July 9 (Reuters) - LVMH-owned (LVMH.PA), opens new tab fashion label Marc Jacobs, artist Robert Fisher and the surviving members of rock band Nirvana are settling a lawsuit over the rights to the ...

In the suit, attorneys for Nirvana alleged that Marc Jacobs used the band’s imagery, particularly its “Happy Face” logo, without authorization for the brand’s “Redux Grunge Collection.” ...