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 ...

Nirvana's attorneys alleged 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 ...

LOS ANGELES – Fashion label Marc Jacobs, artist Robert Fisher and Nirvana’s company have agreed to settle a Los Angeles lawsuit over use of a smiley face logo the grunge-rock band placed on ...

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 ...

Smiley Face Cookie Company, served with cease and desist letter, fights to keep its name and design The bakery's founder said they aren't going to let Smiley Face Cookie Company crumble.

But it’s easy to imagine Cobain, in some creative haze, scribbling the squiggly smiley face and turning it into Sub Pop saying, “Here,” and walking away, thinking it would be fine for a poster.

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.” ...