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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new twist has entered the more than three-year copyright and trademark battle with designer Marc Jacobs over the use of Nirvana’s smiley face logo. Graphic artist Robert Fisher, who worked with the ...

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 ...

The Walmart logo has been a staple in the US for decades, but customers have only just found out what it truly means - and customers are surprised ...

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, ...