Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
So the tartan is registered as "The" Maine tartan, then? I have a problem with this individual registering a tartan as a state tartan, and then turning around and not even allowing it to be printed in a book about district tartans. If she doesn't want people to use it, then she needs to change the name of the tartan. Why, as Matt stated earlier, even design a tartan for a state and then restrict it's use?

Regards,

Todd
Actually, there is a precedent for someone using a place name for a product. In the car industry, vehicle models are often given place names. (e.g, Dodge Durango, Toyota Tacoma, etc.) If, say, Kia (to grab a vehicle manufacturer at random) was to name a vehicle the "Durango," I'm pretty sure that the courts would put a stop to it. If they were to copy the body design of the Dodge Durango, they would end up paying Daimler a boat load of money for stealing their design.

Just my $0.02.