The question of whether Kentucky’s long-arm statute grants jurisdiction to federal courts over tweets sent from out of state was debated at the Sixth Circuit, as students involved in the infamous 2019 Washington Monument standoff sought to reinstate harassment claims against Kathy Griffin.
A teenager wearing a Make America Great Again hat stands in front of an elderly Native American man in Washington on Jan. 18, 2019. (Survival Media Agency via AP)
CINCINNATI (CN) Students involved in the 2019 standoff with a Native American leader at the Washington Monument argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit to reinstate harassment and invasion of privacy claims against comedian Kathy Griffin and a New York doctor.
Although the term Derby Pie is trademarked and denotes a specific type of chocolate nut pie, the court ruled the newspaper did not infringe on the mark when it published an article about pie-flavored macarons and a recipe for bourbon-infused pie.
A slice of Derby Pie, a chocolate and walnut dessert. (Photo by Markmark28 from Wikipedia Commons)
CINCINNATI (CN) The Louisville Courier-Journal’s use of the words “derby pie” in a recipe and article featuring variations of the dessert did not infringe on a bakery owner’s trademark rights, the Sixth Circuit ruled.
An unpublished decision released Monday by the Cincinnati-based appeals court found the 2017 articles used the term in a non-trademark fashion and therefore did not violate the Derby Pie trademark owned by Alan Rupp.