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Marc Jacobs and rock band Nirvana reach agreement after years of dispute over smiley logo

Marc Jacobs, artist Robert Fisher and rock band Nirvana have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the rights to the "smiley" logo, according to a document published July 9 in federal court in California. The dispute began in 2018, when Nirvana, one of the best-selling American bands of all time, sued Marc Jacobs over the use of a logo in its...

Culture

Balenciaga to partner with The Royal Opera House on Cobain-inspired show

London’s The Royal Opera House has announced a partnership with luxury fashion brand Balenciaga, which will see some of the label’s pieces from its autumn 2022 and winter 2022 collections featured in a new stage show. ‘Last Days’, which is based on Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film of the same name, opened in Linbury Theatre on October 7 and aims to...

Business

Marc Jacobs and Nirvana continue legal battle

Marc Jacobs International ongoing legal battle with Nirvana over the copyright infringement of the smiley face image continues on. Marc Jacobs’ lawyers have called for a summary judgement in the case, meaning a judge will make a decision before it even goes to trial. The specific image in question is the famous Nirvana smiley face with Xs for...

Fashion

Marc Jacobs moves for dismissal of Grunge collection copyright suit

Marc Jacobs has filed for a dismissal of a copyright lawsuit brought up by Nirvana. The grunge band had filed a copyright infringement suit against the fashion brand back in December over the Redux Grunge collection Marc Jacobs had released last year. Marc Jacobs created its Redux Grunge collection for the Resort 2019 season, basing it off of...

Apparel

Gitanjali Group acquires two Indian brands

Jewellery major Gitanjali Group has acquired two well-known Indian jewellery brands, Nirvana and Viola through its subsidiary Spectrum Jewellery. Both the acquired brands have a dominant presence in modern retail formats across the country and will complement Gitanjali’s existing portfolio of brands and enhance its retail presence. Gitanjali...