A new tartan has just been registered. Does it look vaguely familiar? Royal Stewart maybe?

Well you'd be wrong.



It is in fact, Tilted Kilt.

Reference: 10682

Designer: Tilted Kilt Franchise Operating LLC
Tartan date: 15/03/2006
Registration date: 23 August 2012
Category: Corporate

Restrictions: Yes. Use of this tartan design is restricted to use by and for the Tilted Kilt Franchise Operating LLC. The tartan may appear only in applications as approved by TKTCLLC. Current uses include costuming, pub decoration, marketing, race car decoration; sports uniform decoration and others.
The TK tartan may only be woven by express written consent of TKFOLLC

The Tilted Kilt Tartan design is included in a US Patent Office trademark and trade dress registration by Tilted Kilt Franchise Operating LLC.

Registration notes: The Tilted Kilt is a Celtic-themed pub franchise based in Tempe, Arizona, USA. The tartan is used in staff costume and throughout brand presence. It was designed and the first 2000 metres of it produced by Marton Mills (England). A further 2000-plus metres have since been produced. It has appeared in advertisments, on television and on race cars, boats and other applications. It has also been included in the Tilted Kilt trade dress registration in the US Patent Office.

Registrant details: Ron Lynch, TKFOHQ 664 W. Warner Road, Tempe, Az, United States, 85284

This on the other hand IS Royal Stewart:



I really don't know how they got away with that, but they did!

Regards

Chas