Overview
- L'Imprimerie brewery in Bannalec, which received a cease-and-desist from Yoko Ono's lawyers Thursday, must withdraw its lemon beer branded “John Lemon.”
- After negotiations, the lawyers granted a sell-through until July 1 to clear 5,000 bottles still in stock.
- Manager Aurélien Picard said he feared daily fines if he kept selling the beer and has spent €1,000 on legal fees.
- The brewery has proposed renaming the drink “Jaune Lemon” and is waiting for the lawyers’ reply.
- The label showed a cartoon of John Lennon with lemon-slice glasses, and the estate says it registered “John Lemon” to prevent such uses.