UPDATE: After this article was published, Marc Jacobs filed a countersuit Nirvana that seeks to invalidate the band’s copyright registration of the X-Eye Smiley Face logo. Among homo sapiens, the most ...

Sometimes it’s the simplest designs that have the biggest impact. While some bands and companies boast an elaborate logo and flashy advertising, for the ’90s grunge band out of Seattle—Nirvana—it was ...

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 ...

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, ...