"Aurelien Picard, the owner of L'Imprimerie brewery, said the name and label, featuring a caricature of the rock legend wearing glasses made of lemon slices, was meant to be a joke and tribute to the singer-songwriter, who was murdered in New York in 1980."
"Picard received a letter from Ono's lawyers ordering him to immediately stop using the name or he would face a fine for each day he refused. The lawyers' letter warned if I didn't stop selling the beer, I could be ordered to pay 100,000 immediately, and another 1,500 every day until I stopped."
"We had no idea the trademark John Lemon had been registered, and anyway, we didn't even think to check. Picard said he was surprised Ono would bother with such small matters."
Aurelien Picard, owner of L'Imprimerie brewery, has been ordered by Yoko Ono to cease selling his craft beer named 'John Lemon.' The beer, which features a humorous label and has been sold for five years, is claimed to infringe on a trademark Ono registered to protect John Lennon's name. Picard expressed surprise at the legal action, stating he intended the name as a tribute. The letter from Ono's lawyers warned of significant fines if he did not comply, leaving Picard feeling threatened and confused about the trademark's existence.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]