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 ...

Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit over a T-shirt that allegedly ripped off the band's smiley face logo.

Do Happy Faces or Sad Faces Raise More Money? Seeing cheerful kids in fundraising pitches works better for some potential donors than others, research suggests. Nonprofits may want to tailor their ...

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 ...

In Nirvana's copyright dispute with Marc Jacobs over its smiley-face logo, the band said Kurt Cobain created it. Now, their art director says he did.

That something was the Summerfest smiley face logo, one of several pitches made to the operators for the then 2-year-old festival in January 1970.

Whether you call it a happy face or a smiley face, the ubiquitous emoji — two dots and a curvy line tucked inside a circle — communicates a message that’s all about a happy vibe. The fact that this ...

Ahead of the show's SXSW premiere, the cast, creator and inspiration behind 'Happy Face' stopped by Deadline Studio to discuss the true story.

Damon Gupton and Momona Tamada have joined the recurring cast of Happy Face, Paramount+'s upcoming drama series.

LVMH-owned fashion label Marc Jacobs, 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 ...

Nirvana's smiley face logo lawsuit against designer Marc Jacobs has been settled after years of litigation.

Oh, that lawsuit Nirvana filed against the fashion line Marc Jacobs for using its smiley face logo without permission? Nevermind.