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 ...

While some bands and companies boast an elaborate logo and flashy advertising, for the ’90s grunge band out of Seattle—Nirvana—it was a modest squiggly-mouthed smiley face with Xs for eyes that has ...

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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 ...

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, ...

Following a lawsuit filed by the graffiti artist Futura, The North Face has announced it’ll phase out the current logo for its Futurelight line. The suit alleged that the outdoor apparel company had ...

Brand image starts with a strong logo. From vector to display, here are the tools to put your stamp on your symbol. By Gabriel Morgan Updated Jun 21, 2022 9:00 AM EDT We may earn revenue from the ...

The Nike Swoosh is a logo legend. And while the Swoosh has stood as one of the world's most recognizable logos for nearly 50 years, Nike's mark on sportswear iconography offers one of the richest of ...