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L OS 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 ...
artist Robert Fisher and the surviving members of rock band Nirvana are settling a lawsuit over the rights to the band's "smiley face" logo, according to a document filed in California federal ...
A complicated years-long three-way lawsuit involving Nirvana‘s famous smiley face logo has now been quietly settled out of court. The band sued Marc Jacobs in 2018, claiming the fashion designer ...
The grunge band is locked in a three-way intellectual ... By Bill Donahue A years-long legal fight over Nirvana‘s iconic smiley face logo could be headed for a major showdown, sparked by a ...
Comprised of frontman Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl, Nirvana was and remains an iconic rock band ... to Nirvana’s “smiley face.” Others say it came from ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
one of the founders of the ‘grunge’ musical genre,” the band’s lawyers wrote at the time. In their initial complaint, Nirvana’s lawyers said the smiley face had been created by Cobain ...
CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Nirvana and fashion brand Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright dispute over the band’s infamous smiley face logo. In 2018, Nirvana sued Marc Jacobs International ...
Grunge band Nirvana, LVMH-owned fashion label Marc Jacobs and art director Robert Fisher have reportedly settled a lawsuit over the fashion brand’s use of an image that bears a striking resemblance to ...