All hail marks of Lennon!
February 13th, 2008 by Ron Coleman | Print
Item: Yoko Ono Sues “Lennon” for Trademark Dilution.
UPDATE: Somehow, you know, the Elvis Presley estate survived Elvis Costello!
UPDATE: Says the Widow Lennon: Oh, no!
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4 Responses to “All hail marks of Lennon!”
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February 13th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Take the case, Ron.
Fight the power!
February 13th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
If Groucho stands for anything, Scott, why it’s that!
February 13th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Ron
I’m serious. I read she was looking for an IP lawyer to defend her.
Why not you? You’ve already been on Fox once.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Thanks, Scott. I’m easy to find! So are other trademark lawyers…