Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former Geffen Records art director claims that he, not Kurt Cobain, created Nirvana's smiley-face logo, which has been at the ...

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 famed ...

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 ...

After six years of litigation, Nirvana has settled its lawsuit against Marc Jacobs over its use of an illustration strikingly similar to its signature “X”-eyed smiley face logo. In a notice filed in ...

TMZ is reporting that the Nirvana camp is suing high-end fashion designer Marc Jacobs for stealing their iconic smiley face logo. Jacobs' new product line, titled Bootleg Redux Grunge, features a ...

The deal will end a three-way intellectual property war with a fashion designer and a former record label employee over the lucrative image. By Bill Donahue A legal battle over Nirvana‘s iconic smiley ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...