Quote Originally Posted by Erisianmonkey View Post
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.
Matt makes a similar comparison to the naming of tartans for clans and automobile names; if I remember correctly, he made a great comment about how no one really believes that Cherokees drove jeeps or Apaches flew helicopters!

Of course, my point was that the Maine tartan was designed to honour/symbolize the State of Maine and its Scottish heritage, and given its history, if the present "owner" is going to be so restrictive, she should probably change the name.

T.