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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The battle over the iconic black and yellow smiley face, long associated with Nirvana merchandise, continued on Monday as Marc Jacobs International argued the logo was never actually copyrighted. The ...