In late November, JAY-Z and his authorized workforce requested a choose to halt arbitration in an ongoing trademark case due to an alleged lack of variety within the American Arbitration Association (AAA). JAY and his workforce have now withdrawn their movement to cease arbitration as a result of AAA “has indicated an openness” to change its course of and introduce “measures intended to improve the diversity” of its roster, in response to The Hollywood Reporter.
In a letter, JAY’s lawyer writes: “While the information AAA provided has confirmed that AAA lacks an appreciable number of minority (and particularly, African-American) arbitrators, AAA has indicated an openness both to an arbitrator selection process in this Arbitration that will allow for meaningful consideration of African-American arbitrators and to broader remedial measures intended to improve the diversity of the arbitrator roster for future arbitrations.” A standing convention within the case is ready for March 2019, in response to THR.
Pitchfork has contacted representatives for JAY-Z.
Iconix Brand Group, which bought JAY-Z’s Rocawear in 2007, claimed in a 2017 lawsuit that it owns the Roc Nation brand and that JAY-Z is infringing on its trademark through the use of the emblem on Major League Baseball attire. Iconix filed for an arbitration proceeding in opposition to JAY-Z’s workforce, asking them to disclose monetary details about their firms.
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