John Lemon – level 3

27-09-2017 15:00

A Polish lemonade company branded as ‘John Lemon’ was sued by John Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, for copyright infringement.

Karol Camera, a John lemon supplier, said that Lennon and Lemon were two different names selling two different products. However, the company used the shape of the former singer’s iconic glasses along with his words ‘imagine’ or ‘let it be’. A wall painting of John Lennon used as an ad, where he was holding a lemon tree, was also photographed.

Instead of a lengthy legal battle, Mr Lemon decided to settle and change the brand name to ‘On Lemon’.

Difficult words: copyright (a legal right to a name), iconic (famous), infringement (a breaking of law), settle (come to an agreement).

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