Wednesday 23 November 2022 01:35 AM Author, 49, who says John Lewis copied her dragon for its 2019 Christmas ad ... trends now
A children's book author who said that John Lewis copied her dragon for its 2019 Christmas ad is suing them in a 'David and Goliath' legal war.
Fay Evans, 49, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, released the self-published picture book Fred the Fire-Sneezing Dragon in September 2017.
She claims the 2019 Christmas campaign advert bears a 'striking similarity' to her book about a fire-breathing dragon.
Ms Evans has been waging a legal battle with the department store company and its design advertising agency and revealed yesterday that her claim is listed for a High Court hearing on January 30.
'I'm feeling more confident than ever in the validity of my claim', Ms Evans told The Times.
John Lewis said it will 'robustly' defend itself against the claims, saying the concept for their advert was presented to them in early 2016 - a year and seven months before Ms Evans published her book.
Fay Evans, 49, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, released the self-published picture book Fred the Fire-Sneezing Dragon in September 2017
She claims the 2019 Christmas campaign advert bears a 'striking similarity' to her book about a fire-breathing dragon
The John Lewis advert, produced in partnership with sister company Waitrose, follows Edgar as his excitement about festivities in his village sees him accidentally melt the ice-rink, reduce a snowman to a puddle and set fire to a Christmas tree.
Edgar finally shuts himself away in despair, but his friend Ava encourages him to rejoin the village with the gift of a Christmas pudding, which allows him to put his fire to perfect use.
Ms Evans said: 'When I watched the John Lewis Christmas advert for the first time back in November 2019, I was gobsmacked.
'I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing unfold before me. The visual resemblance to
