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  1. October 04, 2018

    Jay-Z Copyright Suit Has 'A Real Stench': 2nd Circ. Judge

    A Second Circuit judge hearing appeals of a lower court's decision to throw out a copyright lawsuit against Jay-Z by a man who says he made the logo for the rapper's label Roc-A-Fella Records rebuked the plaintiff's lawyer on Thursday, saying the case "has a real stench to it" and that his advocacy "falls far short" of standards.

  2. August 04, 2017

    Jay Z Logo Suit Had 99 Problems But New Sanctions Ain't One

    A New York federal judge declined Thursday to impose sanctions on counsel for either rapper Jay Z or the man who unsuccessfully sued him for $7 million in allegedly owed royalties for his role in designing the logo for Roc-A-Fella Records LLC in 1995.

  3. October 17, 2016

    Artist Wants Copyright Suit Over Jay Z's Logo Revived

    An artist who unsuccessfully sued Jay Z over the logo for the star’s Roc-A-Fella Records asked a federal judge Friday to revive his long-running suit, saying he made a key factual error in tossing the case last month.

  4. September 26, 2016

    Judge Brushes Roc-A-Fella Logo Suit Off Jay Z's Shoulder

    A federal judge on Monday tossed out a long-running lawsuit against Jay Z from an artist who claims to have created the logo for the star's Roc-A-Fella Records.

  5. August 30, 2016

    Jay Z Snags $8K In Attys' Fees In Logo Suit Scuffle

    A New York federal judge on Monday granted Jay Z  $8,000 in attorneys' fees in a lawsuit filed by an artist who claims to have helped create the logo for Roc-A-Fella Records, after the plaintiff and his attorney were sanctioned in December for failing to produce discoverable evidence.

  6. April 04, 2016

    Jay Z Says The Time Has Come To Toss Vexatious Logo Suit

    Jay Z is moving to finally end a four-year lawsuit filed by an artist who claims to have helped create the logo for Roc-A-Fella Records, blasting the plaintiff for "unreasonably and vexatiously" litigating the case.

  7. February 05, 2016

    Artist's Third Try To Depose Jay Z Nixed In Logo Suit

    An artist claiming to have created the logo for Jay Z's record label 20 years ago was again barred Thursday from deposing the hip-hop mogul when a New York federal judge declined to reconsider an earlier denial of the request, citing Jay Z's lack of relevant knowledge about the origin of the logo.

  8. November 20, 2015

    Jay Z Finds 99 Problems With Deposition Bids In $7M IP Row

    Jay Z blasted a continuing bid by an artist who allegedly helped create the logo for Roc-A-Fella Records to depose the rapper, telling a New York federal judge Thursday that the man keeps relying on failed arguments without any legal support.

  9. July 27, 2015

    Judge In $7M IP Suit Against Jay-Z Won't Recuse Himself

    A magistrate judge denied an artist's bid to have him recused Friday, saying he impartially handled an infringement case against Jay-Z and Universal Music Group Inc. aimed at securing $7 million in unpaid royalties for a logo.

  10. July 23, 2015

    Jay-Z, Universal Blast Bid To Recuse Judge In $7M Logo Row

    Jay-Z and Universal Music Group Inc. on Thursday blasted an artist's motion calling for recusal of a magistrate judge he claims is biased in his fight to secure $7 million in unpaid royalties for a logo, saying Thursday that the judge had laid out clear, fair standards the plaintiff simply failed to meet.

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