Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
The Manroth tartan is even closer to your desogn with the yellow stripe.

The problen with decorated blue, green and black setts is that there are a lot of variations on a theme already in existance. That said, so long as your design is unique and you don't want to register it in the NTR (there's no requirement) then something similar is not a problem unless it's likely to be confused with a tartan protected by Design Registration.
I do not want to derail the thread here so if this information would be best discussed elsewhere I understand. But this has me curious on a few things.

First what are the criteria for a design being different enough for it to qualify for registration? Second, the tartan we designed in memory of my father was recently approved for registration and we received the certificate of registration. I know it is listed on the Register of Tartans website, is this the same as being registered in the NTR? Are there other places a tartan can (or should) be registered?