John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has sued singer Lennon Murphy over the name LENNON.  John Lennon's son Julian sides with Lennon Murphy.

This case poses the often challenging questions: Does a person have a right to use their own name as a trademark if it is confusingly similar to another's name or mark?  And who has standing to complain?

Could Harrison Ford use his own last name as a brand for automobiles?

Could my Scottish friend Charters McDonald Brown open McDonald's restaurants selling McHaggis dinners?

More on LENNON available here.


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