As it turns out, there's a simple, two- to three-day process for requesting permission to use BSA trademarks on cakes, cookies or other sweet treats.

Plans for the Eagle Scout court of honor were chugging along until the parents started looking for a bakery to prepare an Eagle Scout-themed cake for the big day.

Bakery after bakery told them they wouldn’t put any trademarked BSA logos on the cake.

It’s common for bakeries to take that approach with trademarked logos and insignia, requiring you to take additional steps before they’ll make a cake featuring an MLB team, Marvel character, the Coca-Cola logo and more.

That’s why the BSA developed a simple process so bakeries can make that BSA-themed cake for you. It’s completely free, but you’ll need to allow two or three days for the BSA to process your request.

Use the steps below for courts of honor, blue and gold banquets, district or council dinners, or any other Scouting celebration involving edible BSA-decorated or BSA-themed cakes.

I spoke with Greg Winters, team leader of licensing for the BSA, to uncover each layer of this sweet process.

Read more... https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/05/01/bsa-themed-cake/