Yes, I understood that to be your point.
Of course, we’re not expecting Bristol to become a sitting president. All has to work out well for Sarah to become one too. I’m not sure but that she may have applied for it in that time post ‘blood libel’ when she was leaning against running for the presidency, though obviously she has asked for some sort of coverage during campaigns to be included as well. Doesn’t look like she was asking for coverage related to holding the presidency, however.
This finally gets down to practical questions like: can I print up a bunch of Reagan, Clinton and Obama t-shirts and sell them for a profit? And would the patent office issue those individuals trademark protection that would prevent me from doing it without paying royalties?
Could I print up a bunch of t-shirts with several of my favorite GOP candidates for 2012 on it? Could any of them hold a trademark that would prevent me from doing that without paying royalties?
I doubt those questions have been answered in law.