Assuming Nirvana possesses a valid trademark, the issue will be whether the average consumer is likely to confuse the HEAVEN design with the NIRVANA mark. Eight factors control the analysis.

Nirvana originally disbanded in 1994 after the death of their lead vocalist Kurt Cobain. They have done projects together between then and now and have reunited a few times since their breakup.

Nirvana notably reunited in 2014 when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A cadre of women filled in for Kurt Cobain, including fellow Heaven performer St. Vincent for ...

Marc Jacobs may lose its shirt in a lawsuit from Nirvana, as a California federal judge is allowing the band’s lawsuit over a happy face tee to move forward. In December 2018, Nirvana sued the ...

Kurt Cobain, Nirvana’s guitarist and singer, became an anti-establishment icon. He was widely perceived as a man who’d refused to bend to the whims of those who could promise him more money.