Quote Originally Posted by Jack Daw View Post
Regardless of your opinion of Donald Trump, what the possible offense indicates to me is that the magnate doesn't have the P.R. and legal team to keep him from getting embarrassed. Where does he get his people?? (Don't say, "The Apprentice"!) They sure aren't earning their salaries.
Actually, as I said earlier, this isn't an uncommon occurrence. Mr. Trump's organization probably registered the devise in the USA, UK (specifically) and EU as a trademark, and thus protected it from any sort of global infringement.

Because of the unique situation regarding the registration of arms in Scotland, and due to the nature of the design of the trademark under discussion, it is necessary to "register the design" (my term) to make certain that it isn't already recorded as a coat of arms belonging to someone else in Scotland.

Mr. Trump's organization isn't unique in this regard. A few years ago, Hibernian (a football team in Scotland) ran into similar trouble over the design of it's heraldic logo/trademark. Schools in Scotland regularly find themselves in the position of having to modify their logo, or register it as a coat of arms.

The Trump people are earning their salaries, and the Trump organization isn't embarrassed.